Description
These delicious Gluten-Free Lemon Coconut Cupcakes feature coconut cream, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and a smooth vanilla frosting topped with toasted coconut flakes. Everything we love about summer wrapped into a cupcake.
Ingredients
Scale
Lemon Coconut Cupcakes
- 1 – 3/4 cup Bobs Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut flakes ( chopped up fine )
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 cup organic sugar
- 1 tbsp. lemon zest
- 1tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 stick Earth Balance Butter – room temperature or softened in the microwave but do not melt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. Canned Coconut Milk ( mix solid with liquid before measuring out )
- additional 1/4 cup unsweet coconut flakes for topping
Vanilla Frosting
Double this recipe for 24 frosted cupcakes
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick Earth Balance Butter ( slightly softened ) = 1/2 cup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp. unsweetened coconut milk ( add more if need be )
Instructions
Lemon Coconut Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and unsweetened coconut flakes in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together your butter and sugar.
- Now add in your eggs and mix again.
- Gently stir in lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Slowly pour your flour mix into the wet ingredients. Mixing between each addition.
- Gently stir in your coconut milk..
- Using a large cookie scoop, scoop batter into each cupcake liner.
- Bake for approximately 17 to 20 minutes. Check with a toothpick.
- Remove from the oven when done and let cool.
- While cupcakes are cooling add additional coconut flakes to a skillet and cook on low 3 to 5 minutes until toasted.
- Vanilla Frosting
- In a large bowl beat butter and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Add in powdered sugar one cup at a time mixing until smooth and creamy.
- Add in coconut milk as needed mixing thoroughly until combined.
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes and top with toasted coconut flakes.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: american
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: dessert
Keywords: Lemon Coconut Cupcakes