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Lime, vanilla and coconut cupcakes

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  • Nut free
  • Peanut free
  • Sesame free
  • Soy free
  • Shellfish free
  • Seafood free
  • Vegetarian

These pretty little cupcakes are great for grown ups. Made with coconut milk and fresh lime juice, they are really rich and super tasty.

  • Serves12
  • Cook time25 minutes
  • Prep time20 minutes, + cooling time
Lime, Vanilla and Coconut Cupcakes in tea cups

Ingredients

  • 100g butter, softened
  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tsp finely grated lime rind
  • 2 Coles Australian Free Range Eggs
  • 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
  • 2 tbs plain flour
  • 1/2 cup (40g) desiccated coconut
  • 1/3 cup (80ml) coconut milk
  • 2 tbs lime juice
  • 2 cups (320g) icing sugar mixture
  • 1 tbs coconut milk, extra
  • 2 tbs lime juice, extra
  • Pink, green and blue liquid food colouring
  • Coles Icing Roses or Mini Flowers, to decorate

Nutritional information

Per serve: Energy: 1362kJ/326 Cals (16%), Protein 3g (6%), Fat 11g (16%), Sat Fat 8g (33%), Sodium 155mg (8%), Carb 54g (17%), Sugar 43g (48%), Dietary Fibre 2g (7%).

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 12-hole, 1/3 cup (80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.

  2. Step 2

    Use an electric mixer to beat butter, sugar, vanilla and lime rind in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the combined flour, desiccated coconut, coconut milk and lime juice, in alternating batches, until just combined.

  3. Step 3

    Spoon mixture evenly among paper cases. Bake for 25 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  4. Step 4

    Combine the icing sugar and extra coconut milk in a bowl. Stir in extra lime juice and enough water to make a paste. Divide into 3 portions. Tint each portion pale pink, green or blue. Spoon icing over the cupcakes. Top with the icing flowers. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.