Coconut Cupcakes With Chocolate Coconut Buttercream Frosting

• Cupcakes
• 5 1/2 tablespoons Room temp unsalted butter
• 1/4 + 1/8 cups Coconut oil
• 3 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Almond extract
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 2 cups All purpose flour
• 1 cup Whole wheat flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 3/4 cup Heavy cream
• 1/2 cup Toasted sweetened coconut
• Coconut Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
• 3 cups Confectioners sugar
• 1 cup Unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon Almond extract
• 2 tablespoons Heavy cream
• 1/4 cup Melted chocolate
• 1/4 cup Toasted coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
3. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, coconut oil and sugar.
4. Beat in the eggs.
5. Add the almond extract and vanilla.
6. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking power, baking soda and salt.
7. Add the dry ingredients and the heavy cream to the wet ingredients.
8. Fold in the 1/2 C of the toasted coconut.
9. Bake for 25 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
10. For the frosting, mix together the sugar and butter.
11. Add the almond extract and heavy cream until nice and smooth.
12. Melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl and microwave at 1 minute to 1 minute and 30 second increments.
13. Mix the chocolate into the buttercream.
14. Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle the 1/4 cup toasted coconut on top.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/22183-coconut-cupcakes-with-chocolate-coconut-buttercream-frosting (may not work)