Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes Light Recipes

THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE & COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Line a 12-cup muffin pan with patty cases and preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.
• Combine white vinegar and coconut milk and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk to combine eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, vanilla, and coconut oil.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salts. Add half of the dry ingredients into the wet and half of the coconut milk and stir until combined. Add in the remainder of the dry ingredients along with the milk and again stir until mixture just comes together. Be careful not to overmix.
• Fill patty cases 1/2 full and bake in the pre-heated oven for 18 minutes or when a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
• In a large bowl, add dairy-free spread and vanilla and begin beating with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• In a separate bowl, sift 3 cups icing sugar and cocoa powder. Slowly begin adding icing sugar mixture into the dairy-free spread ¼ cup at a time ensuring it is completely combined before adding more.
• Once about half of the icing sugar has been added, beat in coconut cream slowly, 1 tablespoon at a time. Do this very slowly as it may split the butter. If the mixture looks too wet after one tablespoon, make sure to beat in more icing sugar before adding the remaining coconut cream.
• Beat in remaining icing sugar and add salt to taste. If the mixture is a little soft for piping, add more icing sugar ½ cup at a time until desired consistency is reached.
• Using your favourite piping tip, pipe icing onto cakes. You will have more than enough icing for 12 cakes here, but any leftovers can be kept in a container in the fridge for up to a week.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F.
• Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. Spray lightly with PAM cooking spray. *The cooking spray really helps the cupcakes not stick to the liners.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a 12-cup cupcake/muffin tin with cupcake liners and lightly spray the liners with non-stick spray (optional but it does help them peel right off).
• Melt the oil, butter,and chocolate together in the microwave, heating in 30 second increments, and stirring between increments each time. You can also melt the oil, butter, and chocolate over very low heat on the stove top, but I find the microwave to be much easier. Whisk mixture until completely smooth and set aside to cool.
• In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt; stir together until thoroughly combined; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolk, sugar and vanilla together; beat until smooth. Add the cooled oil/butter/chocolate mixture and whisk until smooth. Add half of the flour mixture, then half of the sour cream. Repeat the process until everything is added, and be sure to mix until JUST combined - then quickly stir in the hot coffee/water. It's important not to over mix, here! Just stir until evenly combined.
• Divide the batter among the 12 liners in your prepared pan. Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
• In a small, deep heavy-bottom pot heat the heavy cream, sugar, and butter over medium-high until the sugar has completely melted; whisk well to combine.
• Whisk the cornstarch and vanilla into the cream mixture and bring to a boil.
• Continue cooking the mixture until thick, about 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut. Let the mixture cool completely before using.
• Beat butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; add vanilla extract.
• Gradually add confectioners sugar to butter, beating until well blended. Don't worry if it looks dry!
• Add milk into butter mixture and beat until smooth.
• Fold half the coconut into the icing.
• Sprinkle remaining coconut over cupcakes.
• Once cupcakes are cooled, cut a small hole in the center of each cupcake. Place a tablespoon of filling in the center of each cupcake, then top with buttercream. Top each cupcake with toasted or untoasted coconut, and serve!

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Melt the shortening over low heat. (Once melted, turn the heat off, but leave on stove so it doesn't solidify.).
• In a separate bowl mix together coconut milk, sugar, vanilla and coconut extract. Stir in the melted shortening.
• Add the flour mixture in batches. Mix until smooth.
• Fold in the coconut.
• Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
• Bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.