Double Dunk Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes Food

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.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Pour batter into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake 20 to 22 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in bowl with whisk 2 min. Cut 1/2-inch round piece from top of each cupcake, cutting halfway down into cupcake. Place pudding in piping bag with plain tip. Gently remove 1/2-inch cake piece from center of each cupcake using small round cookie cutter; discard removed cake piece. Spoon pudding into holes in tops of cupcakes.
• Spread each cupcake with frosting. Top with coconut.

CREAM FILLED DEVIL'S FOOD CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Set rack in the middle of oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Line a 12 slot muffin pan with large paper or foil cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together 3 times. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together at high speed for 15 seconds until combined. Add the eggs 1 at a time beating until each is incorporated. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes longer. With the mixer at its lowest speed, beat in 1/3 the flour mixture. Beat in the buttermilk and vanilla, then another third of the flour. Beat in the coffee and then the remaining flour. Fill the sections of the muffin tin 1/2 full and bake for 15 minutes or until the centers spring back when lightly pressed. Set pan on a rack to cool.
• Peanut Butter Buttercream Filling: Beat the butter and peanut butter at medium speed in a mixing bowl until blended. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar. Increase speed to high and beat for 3 to 5 minutes until smooth and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium, plain tip with filling. Insert tip into each cooled cupcake and squeeze approximately 3 tablespoons of filling into each cupcake.
• Ganache Frosting: Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring the cream to a scald in a small saucepan. Pour cream over chocolate and let sit 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Let sit for 10 minutes until thick, but still pourable. Dunk the top half of the cupcakes into the frosting to coat, then place on a rack and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts. Transfer to the refrigerator for 20 minutes to set.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Melt the shortening over low heat. (Once melted, turn the heat off, but leave on stove so it doesn't solidify.).
• In a separate bowl mix together coconut milk, sugar, vanilla and coconut extract. Stir in the melted shortening.
• Add the flour mixture in batches. Mix until smooth.
• Fold in the coconut.
• Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
• Bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COCOA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line muffin cups with paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• Add alternately with half and half cream OR milk (if using) to shortening mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in mini chocolate chips.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full with batter.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until cupcakes test done.
• remove from pans to wire rack and cool completely before icing.