A Little Piece of Heaven.... So Refreshing
Coconut Cupcakes with Lime Buttercream Frosting
adapted from Cooking Light
Cupcakes:
1 C. Flour
3 Tbsp. Potato Starch or Corn Starch
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 C. Sugar
2 Tbsp. Softened Butter
1 Large Egg
2/3 C. Fat Free Milk
2 Tbsp. Flaked sweetened Coconut
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
Frosting:
3 Tbsp. Softened Butter
1 tsp. Half and Half
1/2 tsp. Grated Lime Rind
1 Tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice
1 1/3 C. Powdered Sugar
Makes 12 cupcakes
Preheat Oven to 350
Line muffin tins with liners and spray with cooking spray
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; Level with knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a whisk
Combine 3/4 C. sugar and 2 Tbsp butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until blended. (mixture will be the consistency of damp sand) Add egg and egg white, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture and milk alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in coconut and vanilla.
Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes or until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched in the center.
To prepare Frosting:
Combine 3 Tbsp butter and next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating just until smooth.
Enjoy!
I am going to try and post a new recipe each week. I just love when I get a new recipe shared with me. So I figure you might to. Let me know what you think.
The birthday cake for my sweet Mazie who turned 8 this year. I think it turned out quite cute. I make a fun cake for my kids each year for their birthdays, this year I was having a hard time finding one that hit the spot. And then I came upon this adorably fun cake on the back of a cake mix box I just happened to have hiding in the cupboard and it was just the ticket.
An old American Pastime THE DRIVE IN. I believe it is on the endangered species list. But one is still hanging on-- the Motor Vu in Riverdale Utah. Why it's on the endangered species list I do not know. I mean really what more could you ask for in family entertainment. Adults get in for $7 dollars and kids 5 and older are $3 kids 4 and under are free. That is cheap real cheap. and you get 2 movies. To top it off you get to bring in as much food, drinks, candy and popcorn as you want, and fill the bed of the truck with blankets and pillows--talk about comfort. We took Mazie and a few of her friends there for her birthday. It was a blast!! My little man and my hubby were really outnumbered 6 to 2. So if you want a cheap family outing, my suggestion is the drive in. But be prepared for a really late night. Which made for some whiney kidos the next day. But worth it. Or get a babysitter for the kidos and rekindle the romance, think of all the possibilites that can happen in the back of a truck. :)
Oh the joys of Easter! We attended Egg Hunt after Egg Hunt and my kids made out like bandits. Cache took the cake--At grandma's he got the egg with the $5 bill in it and at his uncle's he got 6 $1 bills. WOW! too bad I'm too old to participate in the egg hunt. What is the age limit anyway? I Love Spring!! When is it going to get here? It IS the middle of April, but the snow and the freezing temperatures are making it feel more like January.
Golfing in the Carribean! We had a lot of fun. Apparantly tank tops aren't part of the dress code, so I had to purchase this lovely yellow collared shirt so I could play. We were supposed to have collared shirts, golf shorts and golf shoes. But with a little fluttering of the eyelashes they let me play.
This is my man looking for his balls. He does that a lot while golfing. He has a mean right slice.
We had a really great time. I could go to the beach everyday and be happy. Why do I live it Utah? It's freezing here. I will probably post some more fun pictures when I get them. The group I went with are collaborating all the pictures from everyones camera, So I am sure their will be some really great funny ones. I will post some more soon.
