Coconut Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

"As adults we expect more. These are not your ordinary cupcakes. This cupcake supplies more flavor per bite. Using the coconut milk (DO NOT use Cream of coconut), instead of whole milk will help to intensify the flavor. This recipe comes from Cuisine at Home. Enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
16
Yields:
12 cupcakes
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Line a regular sized muffin tin with cupcake papers.
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
  • In a measuring cup combine egg whites, coconut milk and extracts.
  • Cream together sugar and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed.
  • Blend until butter lightens in color and texture, 4 minutes.
  • Alternately add dry and wet ingredients, starting and ending with dry, in 3 additions.
  • Fold in coconut using a rubber spatula.
  • Scoop batter into prepared tin, filling each about 3/4 full.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan 5 minutes; remove completely.
  • For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Add melted white chocolate and lime juice; beat to blend.
  • Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth (it will be gooey).
  • Spread 3 Tbsp frosting on each cupcake.
  • Top cupcakes with coconut.

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Reviews

  1. Best cupcakes ever! My tins must have been a bit smaller as I got 15 muffins from the recipe. Definitely use the coconut milk! I cut back on the icing because the recipe seemed like it would make too much, so I used 6 oz of cream cheese, 1/4 c butter, 1 c powdered sugar, juice of a whole lime and 2 oz white chocolate. I really liked it with the lime flavor jacked up a bit in the frosting.
     
  2. Lovely cupcakes. They filled the house with a lovely smell. My husband who doesn't eat cake (believe it or not people like this exist!) wanted to try one - and asked for another. I didn't do the frosting though cause I made them for my daughter to take to school. She sprinkled vermicelli on top though.
     
  3. LOVE these cupcakes!!! The cake has a great, light coconut flavor - it is dense but for me it made them feel more decadent and "adult" It would be key to watch them closely to make sure and over bake them. I used the pure convection setting on my oven (if you have convection) and they baked perfectly. The frosting is AMAZING!! Made it as is but substituted Lindt White Chocolate with coconut. I don't know that it added that much more coconut flavor but it literally was the only white chocolate the store. My batch made 14 cupcakes and I put about 2 heaping tablespoons on each and came out with just a little bit of frosting left over, my husband will be excited to eat that leftover. I think the amount of frosting on them is what makes them look so enticing and definitely like something from a fancy cupcake bakery. So glad I ran across this recipe - it's a winner. Thanks Bev!!
     
  4. Very delicious! The flavor was amazing. My mom says that they're the kind of cupcake that people would stand in line a long time to buy. I used coconut milk rather than whole milk. Also, I halved the frosting and it was plenty. Thanks for the great recipe!
     
  5. Awesome!!! These tasted fantastic, were gone so quick and I've already had to pass on the recipe. I did end up with way too much frosting though, I've frozen the left overs to use next time but in future I'll cut it down to 1/3 or 1/4. Also, is there any reason you only use egg whites? Do you think I could use 2 whole eggs next time instead? Anyway, thanks for a great recipe Bev.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I love the frosting, but it does make a TON. I froze about half of it. Also, next time I may use milk instead of coconut milf so that it is less dense.
     
  2. LOVE these cupcakes!!! The cake has a great, light coconut flavor - it is dense but for me it made them feel more decadent and "adult" It would be key to watch them closely to make sure and over bake them. I used the pure convection setting on my oven (if you have convection) and they baked perfectly. The frosting is AMAZING!! Made it as is but substituted Lindt White Chocolate with coconut. I don't know that it added that much more coconut flavor but it literally was the only white chocolate the store. My batch made 14 cupcakes and I put about 2 heaping tablespoons on each and came out with just a little bit of frosting left over, my husband will be excited to eat that leftover. I think the amount of frosting on them is what makes them look so enticing and definitely like something from a fancy cupcake bakery. So glad I ran across this recipe - it's a winner. Thanks Bev!!
     

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