Frosted Coconut Cupcakes
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
45 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
12
- Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup caster sugar (superfine)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps Baking powder
- ½ cup plain Yogurt
- 2 cups sweetened Coconut flakes
- For the frosting
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tsp hot water
- To decorate
- sweetened Coconut flakes
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Bowl, 1 Cutting board, 1 Small knife, 1 Peeler, 1 Teaspoon
Preparation steps
1.
For the cupcakes: Hhat the oven to 350F,180C, gas 4. Place paper cases in a 12 hole bun tin.
2.
Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
3.
Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
4.
Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently fold into the mixture with the yoghurt, until well combined. Stir in the coconut.
5.
Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and springy. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes then place on a wire rack to cool.
6.
For the frosting: sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl and gradually stir in the lemon juice and water until smooth.
7.
Spoon a little frosting on each cake and smooth level with a palette knife. Sprinkle with sweetened flaked coconut. Leave to set.
