Coconut & Lime Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 125 g margarine
• 125 g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 50 g desiccated coconut
• 3 limes, juice and zest of
• 175 g self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 40 g butter
• 125 g icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to gas 4, 180°c, 350°f line a muffintray with paper cases. whisk together the margarine and sugar until creamy.
• 2 add eggs and whisk again. mix in coconut, lime zest and juice. fold in the flour and baking powder.
• 3 spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 15-20 minutes. remove and cool on a baking wire.
• 4 beat the butter and the icing sugar together with a tablespoon of hot water until smooth. add a few drops of green colouring and mix until well blended and fluffy.
• 5 fill a piping bag with a wide nozzle and top each cupcake with a whirl of icing. decorate with extra lime zest.