Coconut Cupcakes

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 -1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/4 cups flaked coconut
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon evaporated milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup flaked coconut, you toast

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each egg.
• 3 beat in extracts.
• 4 .combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 5 fold in the coconut.
• 6 fill paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full. bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan, place on wire rack to cool.
• 8 cream cheese frosting:.
• 9 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, and extracts until smooth.
• 10 gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
• 11 frost the cupcakes, sprinkle with the toasted coconut.
• 12 makes 2-1/2 dozen.