Coconut Cupcakes with Seven-Minute Frosting and Coconut Flakes

By hpdoxi

These Southern-style cupcakes get a hearty helping of quickie frosting and festive shredded coconut to complement the coconut milk in the batter.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1/2 cup(s) (packed) sweetened shredded coconut
• 6 ounce(s) (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cup(s) sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 3/4 cup(s) unsweetened coconut milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
• Seven -Minute Frosting
• 1 1/3 cup(s) large-flake unsweetened coconut
• Seven Minute Frosting (makes about 8 Cups)
• 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 2/3 cup(s) water
• 2 tablespoon(s) light corn syrup
• 6 large egg whites
• 2 tablespoon(s) sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk dry ingredients, including the sweetened coconut, in a large bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.

2.Reduce speed to low. Mix coconut milk and vanilla in a bowl. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with coconut-milk mixture and ending with dry ingredients. Scrape sides of bowl. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.

3.Bake cupcakes until testers inserted into centers come out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks.

4.Once cupcakes are cool, mound Seven-Minute Frosting on tops. Sprinkle with unsweetened coconut. Serve immediately.


Seven Minute Frosting
1.Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the water, and corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, and cook until mixture registers 230 degrees on a candy thermometer.

2.Meanwhile, whisk whites with a mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. With mixer running, add remaining sugar. With mixer on medium-low, pour sugar syrup in a slow, steady stream down side of bowl. Increase speed to medium-high, and whisk until stiff peaks form and mixture is cool, about 7 minutes. Use immediately.