Coconut Cupcakes

Coconut Cupcakes with Lemon Curd, Vanilla Whipped Cream and Toasted Coconut

Category Sweets and Desserts

Cupcakes:

2 cups cake flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¾ teaspoon salt

2 sticks softened butter

1 ½ cups sugar

Seeds of 1 vanilla bean

¾ cup + ⅛ cup coconut milk

1 egg yolk

4 egg whites

1 cup shredded, sweetened coconut

Assembly:

1 batch lemon curd or a scant ¾ cup lemon curd (for homemade see previous post)

1 cup cold heavy cream

2 tablespoon sugar

¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (if you only have sweetened that’s fine too)

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