Coconut Raspberry Swirl Cupcakes Food

RASPBERRY COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 18 regular muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the extracts. On low sped, alternately add the 1/3 of the flour mixture, 1/2 of the buttermilk, another 1/3 of the flour, the remaining buttermilk and then the remaining flour, beating just until blended. Stir in the coconut.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Once cool, use a sharp knife to cut a cone out of the center of each cupcake, reserving the cut out piece. Fill the center with 1 teaspoon of jam. Replace the cut out piece of the cupcake. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing until incorporated. Beat in the salt, then turn the mixer to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy, another 2-3 minutes. Add the jam and beat until combined. The buttercream should be light, creamy and smooth.
• Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. Top with the toasted coconut.

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!

COCONUT AND RASPBERRY SWIRL COOKIES

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Combine the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on low speed then gradually increase the speed to medium, until lightly and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• With the machine running on medium speed, add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until thoroughly combined after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, as necessary. Add the vanilla and almond extracts.
• Slowly add in the flour and salt with the machine running on low speed and mix until the dough comes together and no streaks of flour remain, about 1 minute. Add the coconut and mix on low speed just until combined, about 30 seconds.
• Fold in the raspberries with a silicone or rubber spatula. They will begin to break but try not to overwork the dough to keep them intact as much as possible.
• Scoop the dough with a medium (2-inch) ice cream scoop, flattening the dough against the bowl, and place 6 scoops at least 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 1 sheet of cookies at a time for 6 minutes then rotate the sheet and continue baking until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown and the tops have set, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

RASPBERRY SWIRL CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Drop 1/2 teaspoon of pie filling in the center of each; cut through batter with a knife to swirl., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat shortening until fluffy. Add the milk, vanilla, salt; gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with raspberries and sprinkles if desired.

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.

RASPBERRY SWIRL DESSERT

Steps:

• Combine coconut and margarine; press firmly on bottom and up side of 8- or 9-inch springform pan. Chill.
• In blender container, blend raspberries until smooth. In small saucepan, combine raspberries and cornstarch; cook and stir until mixture thickens. Cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand 1 minute.
• Over low heat; stir until gelatin dissolves; set aside.
• In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, liqueur and gelatin; mix well.
• Fold in whipped cream. Chill 10 minutes or until mixture mounds slightly.
• Spread half the gelatin mixture into prepared pan; top with half the raspberry mixture in small amounts.
• Repeat layering.
• With table knife or metal spatula; swirl raspberry mixture through gelatin mixture.
• Chill 6 hours or until set.
• Remove side of springform pan.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

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.