Mini Coconut Cupcakes with Passion Fruit Icing

These mini coconut cupcakes topped with passion fruit icing and edible flowers are a tropical addition to your dessert repertoire.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 1 ¼ cups cake flour
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk
• ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoons passion fruit nectar
• 1 teaspoon heavy whipping cream
• 24 edible flowers (such as violets or pansies)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 mini muffin tins with mini paper liners.

Step 2

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl. Beat butter, white sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat flour mixture into creamed butter mixture, keeping mixer on low speed, until smooth. Add coconut milk and beat until batter is smooth; fold in shredded coconut.

Step 3

Spoon rounded tablespoons batter into prepared muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a rack to cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 5

Mix confectioners' sugar, passion fruit nectar, and cream together in a small bowl until smooth. Dip tops of cupcakes into icing, letting excess drip off. Let icing set for 2 minutes; garnish with flowers.