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Lemon Coconut Cupcakes ~ 柠檬椰子蛋糕

Delight your afternoon with these tropical flavoured tasty cupcakes....... Lemon Coconut Cupcakes.  The cake is moist, topped with a spread of tart lemon curd and rounded up with a sprinkling of shredded coconut.  They are yummy too without the 'add-ons'! 


Lemon Coconut Cupcakes ~  柠檬椰子蛋糕
Ingredients

  • 200 gm butter
  • 150 gm caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 200 gm self-raising flour (sifted)
  • 25 gm dessicated coconut
  • Juice and zest from 1 large lemon
  • Lemon curd
  • Shredded coconut
Method
  1. Cream butter, zest and sugar till light and creamy.  Add in the eggs one at a time.  Mix well.
  2. Fold in the sifted flour with the juice.
  3. Add in the dessicated coconut, mix till well incorporated.
  4. Use an ice cream scoop to divide the batter into paper lined muffin pan.  
  5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg.C for about 20 to 25 mins. till golden brown.  Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.
  6. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for about 10 mins. before removing and letting them cool on a wire rack.
  7. Once cooled, spread lemon curd on the cupcake and sprinkle with some shredded coconut before serving.
  8. Yield :  15 cupcakes


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