Coconut-Choco Delights
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 34 cup vegetable shortening, solid
- 12 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 34 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 12 cup sweetened flaked coconut, chopped
- frosting
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, broken up, 1 oz. each
- 34 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 teaspoon coconut extract
- 6 tablespoons butter, cut up
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line two standard cupcake pans with 14 foil or paper liners.
- Cupcakes: In a medium-size bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together shortening, butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add egg whites and beat until very light and foamy about 3 minutes.
- Add half the flour mixture, followed by evaporated milk and then remaining flour mixture.
- Stir in coconut extract
- and coconut.
- Spoon a scant 1/3 cup batter into each cupcake liner.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 27 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.
- Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
- Frosting: Place chocolate in the bowl of a food processor.
- Heat evaporated milk just until it simmers; pour over chocolate.
- Let sit 10 minutes, then pulse processor until smooth.
- Add sugar and extract.
- While processor is running, add butter gradually.
- Process until thickened
- to good piping consistency.
- If needed, refrigerate 5 minutes to firm.
- Transfer to a large piping bag fitted with a medium-size tip.
- Beginning at the edge of one cupcake, pipe frosting in a concentric circl.
- Repeat with all cupcakes.
- (You may also simply spread frosting onto cupcakes.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-choco-delights-309051 (may not work)