Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
  • CAKE:
  • 1 box of German chocolate cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 3.4 oz box coconut creme pudding
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • FROSTING:
  • 8 oz block of cream cheese
  • 1 cube softened butter
  • 2 tsp coconut extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
  2. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
  3. In a medium sized bowl mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil, sour cream and milk
  4. Mix in the pudding mix and blend together.
  5. Add 2 tsp almond extract.
  6. Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ of the way full
  7. Place in the oven for 16 mins
  8. Pull out of oven and let cool.
  9. Finish cooking the rest of the cupcakes.
  10. In a separate medium sized bowl blend together the butter, cream cheese, 1 tsp almond extract, and 2 tsp coconut extract til nice a creamy
  11. Add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. (I've learned the sugar will fly everywhere when you turn the mixer on if you do it all at once)
  12. (IF you would like to do chocolate and vanilla coconut frosting then keep following directions)
  13. Scoop out half of the frosting and leave the rest in the bowl.
  14. Add in the ¼ cup of cocoa powder and mix together.
  15. Frost your cooled cupcakes however you like.
  16. Enjoy
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/chocolate-coconut-cupcakes/