Auntie Ems Coconut Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• MUFFINS:.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• In the large bowl of a stand mixer, combine the oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar.
• On low speed, slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until smooth, careful not to overmix.
• Gently fold in the coconut.
• Place 18 paper muffin-tin-liners into muffin-tin cups (or grease the cups with butter).
• Fill each cup with a generous 1/4 cup of batter, so that it comes 3/4 th's up the side of each cup.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a wood pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove the cupcakes to a rack and allow to cool completely.
• FROSTING.
• Beat the cream cheese on low speed until smooth, scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the butter and continue mixing on medium speed until smooth.
• Scrape down the bowl again.
• Add the powdered sugar in three additions at low speed, after each addition scrape down the bowl again.
• Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Frost each cupcakes with 3 teaspoon frosting and sprinkle with shredded
• coconut.
• The cupcakes will keep for about 3 days.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• 2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder into a bowl and set aside.
• 3. In a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix oil, sugar, and buttermilk until combined. Add eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and water and mix well. Add the dry ingredients a little bit at a time and mix on low, scraping down sides occasionally, and mix until just combined. Be sure not to over mix, or the batter will come out tough.
• 4. Line 2 6-cup jumbo cupcake pans with jumbo paper liners, scoop the batter into the liners and bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
• 5. Whip the butter and cream cheese together in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamed. Gradually add powdered sugar to the mixture and scrape down the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and mix until combined.
• 6. The frosting can be used right away, or stored in the refrigerator up to a week.
• 7. Frost cooled cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting. Garnish with nonpareils.

Steps:

• Mix all in order. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 way. Bake at 350 ndegrees for 20-25 minutes or until light brown.