Coconutandraspberrycupcakes Food

COCONUT & RASPBERRY SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line a 28cm springform cake tin.
• Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• In a mixer, whisk the butter, sugar and lemon zest until pale and light.
• Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each is added.
• Sift the flour and baking powder and add to the butter mixture. Fold in the coconut and the sour cream.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool the cake completely and then store in an airtight container.
• Raspberry Syrup:.
• Combine the sugar, vanilla bean, lemon juice and water in a heavy-based sauce-pan. Over a high heat, bring to the boil without stirring.
• Continue to boil the sugar till the large bubbles have reduced to tiny bubbles (about 10 minutes). Add the raspberries and stir rapidly until combined. Bring the syrup back to the boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Allow the syrup to cool then pour into an airtight container until ready to use. Pour over the cake at the last minute.

COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. With the mixer running on low, add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In three parts, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Fold in 7 ounces of coconut.
• Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Fill each cup to the top with batter. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until the tops are brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Remove to a baking rack and cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Icing and sprinkle with the remaining coconut.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, blend together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and almond extracts. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth.

COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 standard 12-cup cupcake/muffin pans with liners. Set aside.
• Sift the cake flour into a large bowl. Sift in the baking powder. Add the salt and whisk to combine.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until pale and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs 2 at a time and beat until combined after each, about 1 minute. Beat in the vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with half of the milk after each addition, starting and ending with the flour and mixing on low speed until just combined and no streaks of flour remain after each addition, about 1 minute.
• Spoon the batter evenly among the 24 cupcake liners. Bake until springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Place the pans on a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.
• For the glaze and topping: Add the confectioners' sugar to a medium bowl. Stir in the milk and whisk to form a glaze. If the glaze is too runny, whisk in a little more confectioners' sugar. If too thick, whisk in about another teaspoon of milk.
• Turn a cupcake upside down and dip the top into the glaze. Place the cupcake, right-side-up, on a serving platter. Sprinkle the top with coconut flakes to cover. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
• Enjoy immediately or store the cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

COCONUT RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 1-1/4 cups coconut and walnuts. , Press 3/4 of the dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves. Sprinkle with chips and remaining 3/4 cup coconut. Crumble remaining dough over the top; press lightly. , Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

COCONUT & RASPBERRY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with deep paper cases or a 15-hole bun tin with cake cases. Tip all the cake ingredients except the raspberries into a bowl and beat for 1-2 mins until light and fluffy. Gently fold in the raspberries.
• Divide the mixture between the cases and bake for 18-20 mins (add a couple of extra mins for deep cases), until golden brown and firm to the touch. Leave to cool.
• Beat together the icing sugar, butter and raspberry coulis to make a light, fluffy icing. Spoon or pipe onto the cakes and sprinkle with coconut.

COCONUT AND RASPBERRY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*F (220*C).
• Butter 3 cupcake, or mini (1 1/2 to 2 TBS capacity) muffin pans or fit with paper liners.
• If you do not have enough pans, the cakes can be cooked in batches instead.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture is thick and pale and forms a ribbon.
• sift the flour and baking powder together and fold into the egg mixture alternately with the coconut.
• Fold in the melted butter, cover and then chill in the refrigerator for 25 minutes.
• Place 2 teaspoons of the batter into the prepared pans, dot 1/2 teaspoon of preserves in the center of each, then top with another 2 teaspoons of batter so that each muffin cup is 3/4 full.
• Bake for 5 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400*F (200*C) and bakd for a further 5 to 7 minutes, until risen and golden.
• Turn out onto racks to cool completely.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve.

COCONUT FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice. Stir in the candied fruit, coconut, raisins and nuts., Press into a greased and waxed paper-lined 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 300° for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar and sprinkle candied fruit or nuts.

RASPBERRY COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the Cupcakes:
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two cupcake pans with 18 cupcake liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer (or a large bowl with a handheld mixer) beat oil and sugar until smooth, followed by the eggs, one at a time, beating each egg into the mixture well before adding the next one. Beat in the vanilla.
• Alternately stir the flour mixture and the milk into the sugar mixture (Start with 1/3 of the flour mixture, stir, add 1/2 the milk, stir, repeat) until everything is mixed and a smooth batter has formed. Fill the prepared cupcake-lined cavities 3/4 way full with batter and bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake should come out clean.
• Let cool in pan for a few minutes before carefully removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting and topping:
• Beat bucrtter and cream cheese for a full three minutes until pale and fluffy, then slowly beat in powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until a thick frosting comes together.
• Beat in gelatin mix, followed by the half and half.
• Pipe or frost cupcakes with the raspberry cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle shredded coconut over tops of cupcakes, and serve!