Coconut Ice Cupcakes
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 tsp coconut extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 None large egg
- 3/4 cup self-rising flour
- 3/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 None egg white, beaten lightly
- None None Pink food coloring
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Fit 18 paper cases into recesses of two 12-hole mini (1/8 cup) cupcake pans.
- Put butter, coconut extract, sugar and egg in a small bowl. Beat with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Sift half the flour into the bowl. Stir in 2 tbsp coconut, half the sour cream and half the milk. Sift remaining flour into bowl; stir. Stir in remaining sour cream and milk, and another 2 tbsp coconut. Spoon mixture into patty cases.
- Bake cupcakes for about 20 mins. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 mins, then transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Meanwhile, make coconut ice frosting: Sift powdered sugar into a small bowl. Add the remaining coconut and the egg white and mix well. Transfer half the mixture to another small bowl; add a few drops of pink food coloring and mix in. Leave the other bowl white.
- Drop small spoonfuls of frosting, alternately white and pink, -onto the cupcakes. Spread frosting over cakes with a hot, wet palette knife.
butter, coconut, sugar, egg, flour, shredded coconut, sour cream, milk, powdered sugar, egg white, food coloring
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