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Thursday, March 5, 2009

Recipe Box Swap

I ran across this
http://ihavetosay.typepad.com/randi/recipe_box_swap/index.htmlblog
blog recipe box swap that looked fun to try.
I'm not exactly sure if I know how to make it work,
but I'll give it a try.
The recipes I've seen already look Wonderful.

Here is my favorite Cupcake Recipe:

Coconut Cupcakes

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks)

6 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

1 (14-ounce) bag flaked coconut (5 1/3 cups)

2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar (about 5 2/3 cups), sifted

Preheat oven to 325. Line 24 standard muffin-pan cups with fluted paper liners (I actually get more like 28 to 30 because I don't like them spilling over the top of the muffin tin) In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat sugar and butter 5 minutes or until light and fluffy reduce speed to low. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until blended, scraping bowl frequently with rubber spatula. Stir in half of coconut (2 2/3 cups). Spoon batter by level 1/3 cups into paper liners, filling about 2/3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cupcakes are golden brown and toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean (mini cupcakes fill with small scoop and bake for 13 minutes). Let cupcakes cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

When cupcakes are cool, prepare cream cheese icing; In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat cream cheese, butter, and extracts until smooth. Reduce speed to low; add confectioners' sugar and beat until blended. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until icing is smooth and creamy, frequently scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Makes about 5 cups. Frost top of cupcakes with icing. Sprinkle with remaining coconut.

4 comments:

tingey said...

Annette.....How am I suppose to comment about this....duke

Tiffany said...

I'm salivating. . .I love those too

Unknown said...

Oh, I love coconut so these will be on the list to try, thanks for stopping by!

Becky said...

made these this weekend. delicious!