Lime Coconut Cupcakes
The perfect blend of lime and coconut makes these Lime Coconut Cupcakes a delicious tropical treat. You'll love the bright tropical flavors and the homemade buttercream, topped with coconut, makes these cupcakes over-the-top delicious.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tbsp baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 eggs room temperature
- Juice of one lime
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup shredded coconut
For the buttercream frosting:
- 2 sticks softened butter
- 4 cups icing sugar
- Juice of half a lime
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- 1 drop green gel food coloring
- Shredded coconut for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
- In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs. Add lime and stir some more.
- In thirds, add dry ingredients into bowl of wet ingredients, alternating with the milk. Mix until batter completely forms.
- Fold shredded coconut into batter.
- Scoop cupcake batter into each section of the muffin tin, filling it about 2/3 of the way.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes and allow to cool before decorating.
- To make the buttercream, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, icing sugar, lime and milk. Start on slow speed, then gradually increase to high.
- Once the ingredients are well-incorporated and smooth, add gel food coloring and beat more. The buttercream is ready once it forms semi-stiff peaks.
- Scoop buttercream into a piping bag with Wilton #12 attached. Frost each cupcake generously.
- Sprinkle cupcakes with shredded coconut. Serve and enjoy!
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