Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 24 cupcakes
- 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
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- In a medium sized bowl mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil, sour cream and milk
- Mix in the pudding mix and blend together.
- Add 2 tsp almond extract.
- Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ of the way full
- Place in the oven for 16 mins
- Pull out of oven and let cool.
- Finish cooking the rest of the cupcakes.
- 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
- 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)
- (IF you would like to do chocolate and vanilla coconut frosting then keep following directions)
- Scoop out half of the frosting and leave the rest in the bowl.
- Add in the ¼ cup of cocoa powder and mix together.
- Frost your cooled cupcakes however you like.
- Enjoy
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/chocolate-coconut-cupcakes/
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