Recipe: Perfect Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting. The frosting also showcases coconut oil with some lime juice. If you prefer, toast the coconut for the garnish on these cupcakes. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the cream cheese and coconut oil.

Gradually add confectioners' sugar, beating on low speed until smooth. Spoon frosting into piping bag fitted with star tip. The cupcakes are filled with coconut milk and sweetened coconut as well as some lemon extract - and it's pretty much a match made in heaven. You can have Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

1. You need 1 box of your favorite white or yellow cake mix.
2. You need 1 (15 oz.) of can coconut milk (well shaken to incorporate the cream with the liquid).
3. Prepare 2-3 of eggs (depending on what your box mix calls for).
4. You need of vegetable oil.
5. Prepare of zest of 1 lime (remember to zest before juicing! ;)).
6. It's 1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lime juice.
7. Prepare of another lime for zesting atop cupcakes.
8. It's of Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/2531254-coconut-cream-cheese-frosting.

While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, remaining lemon extract and powdered sugar. These low carb coconut lime cupcakes are baked with coconut flour and are a moist taste of the tropics. Light and delicious they are easy to make and are slathered with a cream cheese frosting.

Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting instructions

1. Make your cupcakes according to box instructions REPLACING the water with an amount of coconut milk equal to the amount of water indicated on the box PLUS an additional 1/4 cup coconut milk. Don't forget to add the zest of 1 lime and 1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lime juice to the batter as well..
2. While your cupcakes are cooling, make the Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting. Copy and paste this in your URL bar to get that recipe: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/2531254-coconut-cream-cheese-frosting.
3. Frost your cupcakes as usual and then take a microplane or very fine grater and top the cupcakes with just a little bit of fresh lime zest. Frosted cake should be refrigerated until no less than 30 minutes before serving..
4. Enjoy! :).

I fancied something sweet one afternoon so thought I'd whip up a batch of cupcakes with coconut. Drop cream cheese mixture by scant tablespoonfuls into center of each cupcake. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Rich and refreshing coconut lime cupcakes with a creamy coconut lime buttercream frosting. These Coconut Lime Cupcakes will always be a favorite in our house!