Chocolate mint coconut cup cakes

Name: Chocolate mint coconut cup cakes
Yield: 12-15 pcs
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 cup (150 g) Exe self-rising flour; 1/2 cup (75 g) plain flour; 1/3 cup (35 g) cocoa powder; 3/4 cup (140 g) sugar (165g of youve got a sweet tooth); 185 g margarine or softened butter; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk; 1/4 tsp pepper mint flavor; Cooking chocolate dark; 1/2 cup dessicated coconut (Naturalli from Healthy U)

Tumiso Foods @tumiso

Kenya

I got this recipe from the Australian Women's weekly, easy cupcakes by color. I tweaked it by dialing down the sugar, adding mint to the batter and chocolate and dessicated coconut for topping.

Tumiso Foods @tumiso

Kenya

I got this recipe from the Australian Women's weekly, easy cupcakes by color. I tweaked it by dialing down the sugar, adding mint to the batter and chocolate and dessicated coconut for topping.

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Ingredients

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12-15 pcs

1 cup (150 g)Exe self-rising flour
1/2 cup (75 g)plain flour
1/3 cup (35 g)cocoa powder
3/4 cup (140 g)sugar (165g of youve got a sweet tooth)
185 gmargarine or softened butter
3eggs
1/2 cup (125 ml)milk
1/4 tsppepper mint flavor
Topping
Cooking chocolate dark
1/2 cupdessicated coconut (Naturalli from Healthy U)

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Steps

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Sift dry flours and cocoa into medium large bowl. If using electric mixer, add remaining ingredients: beat on low speed until combined, increase speed to medium: beat until mixture is smooth and paler in colour
2

Line a 12-hole muffin/ cupcake tray
3

If using wooden spoon or hand whisk, beat eggs, set aside. Cream margarine and sugar until the color moves from bright yellow to pale yellow. Add in the eggs and peppermint, mix, Pour in dry ingredients, mix gently, to keep the air in, until smooth.
4

Drop 1/4 cup mixture into paper cases in the lined tray. Bake for about 20 minutes
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Stand cakes 5 minutes before removing, place on wire rack to cool.
6

Melt chocolate in a non- reactive bowl placed in a Sufuria of hot water. Did the cupcakes one at a time so that the top is covered in melted chocolate, then dip in the dessicated coconut so that the coconut sticks to the melted chocolate, set aside. The chocolate drys up quickly and your cupcakes are ready to serve.

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on April 05, 2020 05:34

Kenya

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