Coconut Cupcakes With Lime Buttercream Frosting

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 4 1/2 ounces flour (approximately 1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons potato starch (or corn starch)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup skim milk
• 2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon half-and-half (you can also use fat free half-and-half)
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 4 3/4 ounces powdered sugar, sifted (approximately 1 1/3 cups)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit. place 2 muffin cup liners in each of 12 muffin cups. coat liners with cooking spray.
• 2 to measure flour, weigh or lightly spoon it into measuring cup and level with knife. combine flour, potato starch, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and whisk.
• 3 combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 tbsp softened butter in a large bowl and beat with mixer at medium speed until blended. blend until the consistency is similar to damp sand.
• 4 one at a time, add egg and beat well then add egg and beat well.
• 5 add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture. fold in coconut and vanilla.
• 6 spoon cupcake batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups. bake at 350f for 18 minutes or until surface springs back up when lightly touched in center.
• 7 prepare frosting. to do so, combine 3 tbsp of softened butter, half-and-half, grated lime rind, and lime juice in a medium bowl. beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
• 8 spread approximately 2 1/2 tsp of frosting onto each cupcake.