Coconut & Raspberry Cupcakes

Adding a little fruit pure to your buttercream frosting gives you a berry flavour and vibrant colour atop your sponges

• Cooking Time Prep 25 mins
  Cook 20 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Makes 12-15

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  314

• Protein

  3g

• Carbs

  37g

• Fat

  17g

• Saturates

  11g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  28g

• Salt

  0.4g

Ingredients

• 175g self-raising flour
• 140g caster sugar
• 50g desiccated coconut
• 140g butter, softened
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tbsp milk
• 140g raspberries, fresh or frozen
• For the frosting
• 280g icing sugar
• 85g butter, softened
• 4 tbsp raspberry coulis, from a bottle or fresh
• a little desiccated or shredded coconut, to decorate

Directions

1. Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with deep paper cases or a 15-hole bun tin with cake cases. Tip all the cake ingredients except the raspberries into a bowl and beat for 1-2 mins until light and fluffy. Gently fold in the raspberries.
2. Divide the mixture between the cases and bake for 18-20 mins (add a couple of extra mins for deep cases), until golden brown and firm to the touch. Leave to cool.
3. Beat together the icing sugar, butter and raspberry coulis to make a light, fluffy icing. Spoon or pipe onto the cakes and sprinkle with coconut.

Categories: Cakes & Baking, Seasonal