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id 664
Name Coconut-Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Main Dish Category Cakes and Frostings
Secondary Dish Category Dessert,
Main Ingredient Flour
Other Ingredient Unsalted Butter
Number of People 20
List of Ingredients 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 cup coconut milk powder (sifted, then measured)

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

3 oz. cream cheese, room temperature

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

4 drops coconut flavoring or 3/4 tsp. coconut extract

5 large eggs

2 T whole milk

1 3/4 cups bittersweet chocolate chips (10 to 11 oz)



Frosting:

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup coconut milk powder (sifted, then measured)

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 

3 drops coconut flavoring or 1/2 tsp. coconut extract

4 to 5 cups powdered sugar (16 to 20 oz)

4 T (or more) whole milk

flaked sweetened coconut (optional)
Description For cupcakes:  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line 20 standard (1/3 cup) muffin cups with paper liners.  Soft first 5 ingredients into medium bowl.  Using electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until smooth.  Gradually beat in sugar, then vailla extract and coconut flavoring.  Beat in dry ingredients (batter will be stiff).  Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition.  Beat in milk, then stir in chocolate chips.  Spoon scant 1/3 cup batter into each paper liner.  Bake cupcakes until tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 22 minutes.  Let cool 10 minutes, then turn cupcakes out of pan and cool on rack.



For frosting:  Using electric mixer, beat butter, coconut milk powder, and salt in large bowl until smooth.  Beat in vanilla extract and coconut flavoring.  Beat in enough powdered sugar, one cup at a time, for form very thick frosting.  Beat in milk, one T. at a time, until frosting is thin enough to spread.  



Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.  Sprinkle with flaked coconut, if desired.
Time 1 hour
Cooking Type Bake
Difficulty (1-5) 1
Notes Can be made one day ahead.
Origin epicurious.com
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