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I have been obsessed with frozen pina coladas in recent months, which in turn, has led me on the search for other coconutty deliciousness. I was searching the Food Network website and found an Ina Garten recipe that I played around with to make the best cupcake I have ever tasted!
Yes, people, I said the BEST! These cupcakes are amazing! Send your hubby, boyfriend, child, wife, partner or whoever to the store and make these babies tonight!
Here are my changes:
- subbed 3 1/4 cup plus 2 TBS of cake flour for the AP flour
- subbed 2 teaspoons coconut extract for the 1 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract in the batter
- subbed 1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract for the 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract in the frosting
- added an additional 2 cups of powdered sugar to the frosting, I did this because the frosting was too thin and I wanted to pipe it on the cupcakes using the Wilton #32 Star Tip.
- I toasted the coconut in a 330°F oven; watching constantly and stirring often.
Hit up The Food Network site for the recipe …AND then go make it!
Oh, the website says that this recipe is only available for a limited time, so make sure you print this one out. Trust me, you’ll want this in the future!
Enjoy!
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I just made this with a couple of the women from my church. OMG!!! they are so good!!!! I put a dried pineapple on top for the garnish as well as the toasted coconut to make it look more like a pina colda cupcake. These are wonderful a little time consuming but so worth the wait and so wonderful!!! I came across this website 2 days ago its awesome!!
Hi there!
I came across Ina’s recipe a couple of months ago and made the same alterations. In addition, I swaped out the regular milk and replaced it with coconut milk (sometimes hard to find in major grocery store chains but should be available at Whole Foods and Trader Joes).
I think this extra alteration is definitely worth while. I’ve only made the coconut cake but I’m so excited about making the cupcake version. Thanks so much for sharing!
I made these last night and they are absolutely the most amazing cupcakes I have ever eaten. Thanks for the recipe. I will definatey be making these again.