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Easy Coconut Cupcakes

Simple coconut-flavored cupcakes made from a boxed yellow cake mix combined with coconut milk and sour cream, finished with canned frosting and optional shredded coconut.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 box Pillsbury Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 cupcoconut milkmake sure it's coconut milk
  • 1 cupsour cream
  • 1/2 cupvegetable oil
  • 3 eggslightly beaten
  • 1 cupsshredded or flaked coconut
  • 1 can Pillsbury Cream Cheese Frosting or Vanilla Frosting
  • cupOptional 1 additional shredded coconut to garnish cupcakes

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pans with 24 cupcake liners.
  • In a large bowl, combine 1 box Pillsbury Yellow Cake Mix, 1 cup coconut milk (make sure it's coconut milk), 1 cup sour cream, ½ cup vegetable oil, and 3 slightly beaten eggs. Beat until smooth and combined.
  • Stir in 1 cup shredded or flaked coconut.
  • Evenly divide batter among the prepared liners, filling each about three-quarters full.
  • Bake 20–24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Let cupcakes cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes with 1 can Pillsbury Cream Cheese Frosting or Vanilla Frosting.
  • If using the optional 1 additional cup shredded coconut to garnish, either sprinkle it on as-is or toast it: spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 3–5 minutes, stirring once, until lightly golden; cool, then sprinkle over the frosted cupcakes.

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Electric Mixer or Whisk
  • Cupcake pan
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Wire Rack
  • Baking Sheet
  • toothpick

Notes

8. If using the optional 1 additional cup shredded coconut to garnish, either sprinkle it on as-is or toast it: spread in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 3–5 minutes, stirring once, until lightly golden; cool, then sprinkle over the frosted cupcakes.