Coconut And Mandarin Cupcakes

• 1 cup sugar (I add a couple extra tbsp)
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons lemon peel (optional)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vanilla chip
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• TOPPING
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter or 2 -3 tablespoons margarine, melted

1. Preheat oven to 375F and grease/paper-line a muffin pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil, orange juice and peel, if using and mix well.
3. Do the same with the dry ingredients in a seperate bowl then mix into the wet ingredients; stirring just until moistened. Fold in the mandarins and white chocolate chips.
4. Spoon mixture into muffin cups about 2/3 full.
5. Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle over each muffin.
6. Bake muffins for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, allpurpose, lemon peel, baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla chip, mandarin oranges, topping, sugar, flaked coconut, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-and-mandarin-cupcakes-158432 (may not work)