Best Ever Coconut Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 line muffin pan with liners.
• 3 blend all cupcake ingredients in a mixer.
• 4 fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
• 5 bake 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 6 cool.
• 7 mix all frosting ingredients together except coconut.
• 8 frost cupcakes and top with toasted coconut.