Cupcakes: coconut

By fsilver4

Everyone loves these. Sometimes I put a chocolate glaze over them and they are incredible.

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound butter, room temp
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 extra large eggs, room temp
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 14 oz shredded cocount

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven 325* Line muffin pans with paper liners.

In bowl cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, for about 5 minutes. Put mixer on low and add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.

In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In three parts, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry.

Fill each cup to the top with batter. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes untl the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean.