Coconut-Lime Cupcakes

Coconut-Lime Cupcakes

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Yield: 12Cupcakes
  • About This Recipe

    “These wonderfully moist cakes are loaded with iime flavor. They would make a lovely addition to an Asian menu, a tropical grilled meal or a brunch spread.”

    Ingredients

    CUPCAKES

  • 6tablespoonsunsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cupsugar
  • 1egg
  • 1tablespoonfinely grated lime peel
  • 1teaspoonfresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1cupsour cream
  • FROSTING

  • 1cupwhipping cream
  • 1/4 cuppowdered sugar
  • 1teaspoonlime juice
  • 1teaspoongrated lime peel
  • GARNISH

  • 1cupfinely shredded coconut
  • Directions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 12-cup muffin pan or line with baking cups.
  • In large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed 5 to 6 minutes or until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in egg, 1 tablespoon lime peel and 1 teaspoon lime juice.
  • In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • At low speed, beat sour cream into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture.
  • Spoon batter into muffin pan, filling two-thirds full.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pan; cool completely.
  • In large bowl, beat all frosting ingredients at medium speed until stiff-peaks form.
  • Spread each cupcake with frosting; sprinkle with coconut.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Reviews

  • “These are excellent.I was just about to share this same recipe, but found this version already posted so I thought I would offer my comments.I made these for my daughter’s birthday one year and they were a big hit with the kids, now they are a favorite.These are full of lime flavor and very sweet.I garnish each with a slice of candy made to look like limes.We call these “You put the lime in the coconut” Cupcakes.”

  • “I loved these cupcakes!In all honesty, I didn’t care for the frosting that much because I don’t really like whipped cream frostings.But that’s just my personal preference, and everybody else thought the cupcake & frosting were both amazing, so I’ll stick with 5 stars for the whole thing. :)”

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