Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut-White Chocolate Frosting
"The great thing about coconut is its versatility; it feels refreshing in warm weather and comforting in cold. This recipe makes the most of it, featuring a triple whammy of coconut in the batter—flakes, extract and milk—and a coconut cream cheese frosting...."
INGREDIENTS
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2.25 all-purpose flour
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2 baking powder
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1/2 salt
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1/2 sweetened flaked coconut
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3/4 unsalted butter
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1.5 sugar
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3 eggs
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1/2 coconut extract or vanilla extract
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3/4 light coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
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1 white chocolate baking chips
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1/2 unsalted butter
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1 brick cream cheese
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1/2 coconut extract
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2.5 confectioners’ sugar
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Garnish: sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
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