coconut cupcakes with coconut white chocolate fros

How To Make coconut cupcakes with coconut white chocolate fros

• 1

  heat oven to 350. line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• 2

  whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl, stir in coconut.
• 3

  beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until creamed, about 2 minutes. add eggs one at a time, until blended. beat in coconut extract.
• 4

  with mixer on low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and coconut milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until just combined.
• 5

  spoon about 1/4 cup batter batter into each muffin cup. bake 20-23 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool 10 minutes, remove cupcakes from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• 6

  frosting: melt white baking chips in a small glass bowl in microwave as package directs.
• 7

  beat butter, cream cheese and coconut extract in large bowl with electric mixer until creamed.
• 8

  beat in melted white chocolate until blended, on low speed, gradually beat in confectioners sugar.
• 9

  spread 2 tablespoons frosting onto each cupcake, sprinkle tops with toasted coconut.
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