Coconut-lime Cupcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lime peel
• 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
• 1 cup finely shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease 12-cup muffin pan or line with baking cups.
• 3 in large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed 5 to 6 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg, 1 tablespoon lime peel and 1 teaspoon lime juice.
• 5 in medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 6 at low speed, beat sour cream into butter mixture alternately with flour mixture.
• 7 spoon batter into muffin pan, filling two-thirds full.
• 8 bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan; cool completely.
• 11 in large bowl, beat all frosting ingredients at medium speed until stiff-peaks form.
• 12 spread each cupcake with frosting; sprinkle with coconut.
• 13 refrigerate until ready to serve.