Vanilla Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield

35 - 40 cupcakes

Prep Time

45 Min

Cook Time

20 min

Ingredients

200g	Unsalted butter, at room temperature
350g	Caster sugar
2	Eggs, grade A
1 tsp	Star Brand Vanilla Flavour
½ tsp	Star Brand Egg Yellow Colour
385g	Blue Key Self-Raising Flour, sifted
280ml	Fresh milk

80g	Unsalted butter, at room temperature
200g	Icing sugar
500g	Cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tsp	Star Brand Vanilla Flavour
30g	Desiccated coconut

60g	Desiccated coconut
1/2 tsp	Star Brand Cochineal Colour
1/2 tsp	Star Brand Apple Green Colour

Preheat oven to 180°C.
Beat butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add Star Brand Vanilla Flavour and Star Brand Egg Yellow Colour. Mix until well combined.
Stir in Blue Key Self-Raising Flour and stir in fresh milk alternately, a little at a time until well combined.
Transfer batter into cupcake liners, filling up to ¾ cup full.
Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove cake from cake pan and allow to cool on wire rack.
To prepare the coconut cream cheese frosting, beat butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
Add cream cheese and Star Brand Vanilla Flavour.
While mixing, gradually add the desiccated coconut and mix until well combined.
Frost the cupcakes generously with coconut cream cheese frosting.
To prepare the desiccated coconut topping, divide desiccated coconut into two equal portions. Add Star Brand Cochineal Colour to one portion and mix well. To the other portion, add the Star Brand Green Apple Colour and mix well.
Sprinkle both coloured desiccated coconut on top.