Coconut Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cupcakes:
- 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 C. oil
- 3/4 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1/2 C. milk or buttermilk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Coconut Cream:
- 1/2 C. butter softened
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tsp. coconut extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3-4 C. powdered sugar
Shredded coconut, sweetened
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
- 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
- 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, oil, sour cream, milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
- 4. Stir in cake mix.
- 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
- 6. Let cool.
- 7. Coconut Cream: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add coconut extract and vanilla extract and beat again. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach our desired consistency.
- 8. Frosting cupcakes, then roll in a bowl of shredded coconut. You can lightly toast the coconut in a pan for added texture and color.