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Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake:

  • 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Coconut Cream Frosting:

  • 8 ox cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners.
  • 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
  • 3. In a large bowl, gently whisk oil, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract.
  • 4. Pour cake mix into wet ingredients and mix.
  • 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-20 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  • 6. Coconut Cream: Beat cream cheese and butter for 4 minutes. Add vanilla and coconut extract. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Scrape down bowl as needed.
  • 7. Pipe coconut cream on cooled cupcakes and roll in shredded coconut.