Coconut Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 (13.5 ounce) can coconut milk
• 1 1/4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• mix sugar, applesauce, and butter together in a bowl.
• beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until medium peaks form. lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the egg whites should curl over slightly.
• stir egg yolks and vanilla extract into applesauce mixture; fold in egg whites. stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined. beat coconut milk into batter until smooth, about 1 minute. beat in shredded coconut for about 30 seconds. pour batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.