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Easy Caramel Coconut Cupcakes
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Caramel Coconut Cupcakes

Easy, moist and delicious Caramel Coconut Cupcakes are a great dessert option anytime! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy cake recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 19 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 18 servings
Calories 392kcal

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cups milk
  • ¼ cups butter

For the Topping:

  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
  • ¾ cups butter melted
  • 2 cups shredded coconut
  • ½ cups heavy cream

Instructions

The Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a bowl, combine the eggs, the sugar and the vanilla - combine well.
  • In another bowl, combine the flour, the baking powder and the salt.
  • Then add both the egg mixture and the flour mixture all together and stir just until combined.
  • On your stove top, bring the milk and the butter to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir constantly until it boils. Now add that to the mixture.
  • Spoon them into muffin tins (using muffin cups - it's a must) and bake at 350 for 19 minutes or until cupcakes look slightly golden. Remove from oven and top each cupcake with the topping.

The Topping:

  • In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar and the butter. Stir in the coconut and then add the cream. Spoon it over each muffin. If it seems to runny (which it will be a little - this is okay), then just add some more coconut to the topping mixture and stir again.
  • Allow to cool, although we enjoyed them hot. They are very good, and for some reason the cake reminds me a little of a coffee cake batter but the sticky caramel coconut concoction adds the right level of sweetness and they are ... as my daughter wanted - scrumptious.

Nutrition

Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 245mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 487IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1mg