Key Lime Coconut Cupcakes

April 10, 2014
Story By: Mandy Kellogg Rye
Filed Under > Desserts

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There are no words to describe how much I love key lime pie.  Or coconut (example HERE).  But key lime pie can sometimes be an undertaking to make.  So what do you do at 10:00 pm when you’re craving key lime pie?  You make Key Lime Coconut Cupcakes of course.  The tart lime combined with fresh coconut and butter cream goodness, well just trust me my Loves these are a MUST bake.  truly, MKR  

Key Lime Coconut Cupcakes
Yields 12
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
45 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
45 min
Ingredients
  1. For the cupcakes...
  2. 1 cup all purpose flour
  3. 3/4 cup self-rising flour
  4. 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  5. 1 1/4 cup sugar
  6. 2 large eggs
  7. 3/4 cup buttermilk
  8. 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  9. 1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
  10. 3-4 drops of green food coloring
  11. For the frosting...
  12. 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
  13. 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
  14. 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
  15. 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
  16. 2 tablespoons milk
  17. 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  18. 2-4 drops of green food coloring
Instructions
  1. For the cupcakes...
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Line standard muffin pan with 12 paper liners.
  4. Whisk both flours in medium bowl.
  5. Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar; beat to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
  6. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions.
  7. Add food coloring (you want your batter to look a light green)
  8. Gently mix in coconut.
  9. With a small ice cream scoop scoop batter into each liner filling 3/4 of the way up.
  10. Bake cupcakes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
  11. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool and frost!
  12. Garnish with fresh lime slices if so desired.
  13. For the frosting...
  14. In large bowl, beat shortening and butter with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.
  15. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often.
  16. Gradually add milk; beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  17. Add lime juice and food dye, mix thoroughly.
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