Recipe for Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Fluff Icing – The lime cupcakes are a delicious contrast between tart lime and mellow coconut icing.
Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Fluff Icing
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Easy-Add pure vanilla extract Add to shopping list pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lime zest
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Coconut Fluff Icing
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/8 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Meringue Powder
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut , lightly toasted (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare muffin pan with baking cups.
- In medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream, milk, lime juice, vanilla and zest; mix until combined. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, mixing until just combined. Fill baking cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 9-12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on cooling grid. Remove from pan; cool completely before icing.
Coconut Fluff Icing
- In medium saucepan, bring syrup ingredients to a boil; lower heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
- In large bowl, beat meringue powder and 1/2 cup water with electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes. With mixer running, slowly add cooled syrup to meringue mixture; continue beating on high 4 minutes. Stir in coconut extract.
