Did you miss my open house a week ago?

If you did you missed these scrumptious cupcakes too!

Coconut Cupcakes.. 

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups sugar

6 large egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon coconut extract

3 cups cake flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons coconut milk, divided

1 tablespoon amaretto liqueur

..with Coconut Frosting
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar

1 1/2 cups large-flake unsweetened coconut, toasted

❀ Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add extracts; beat well.

❀ Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with 1 cup coconut milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.

❀ Divide batter evenly among 18 paper-lined cups of muffin pans. Bake at 350° for 20 to 23 minutes or until batter is set but centers of cupcakes still look slightly wet. (Do not overcook.) Cool in pans 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks.

❀ Combine amaretto liqueur and remaining 3 tablespoons coconut milk; stir well. Spoon mixture evenly over tops of warm cupcakes, spreading with back of spoon. Cool completely.

❀ Frost cupcakes with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting, and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Store at room temperature.

Notice: the open house cupcakes were made with almond extract instead of amaretto! 

What is your favorite cupcake flavor? Let me know I'll bake them for my next open house this weekend at Pawleys's Island…  http://searchallproperties.com/openhouse/1923982/1197-Old-Plantation-Drive-Pawleys-Island-SC