Okay, well enough rambling. This month the club made a Coconut Cupcake with Seven Minute Frosting. These were chosen by Jennifer of Cinema Cupcakes. I was a little skeptical only because when I think of coconut, I think of summer. In the middle of January it's hard for me to imagine summer. These ended up looking like little snowballs which fit perfectly in the middle of January. You can find these on page28-29 of Martha Stewart Cupcakes.
The cupcake was pretty simple to put together, although I have to give credit to my hubby for mixing these up. In trying to get done before dark I asked if he would mix them up for me this time. The batter has shredded coconut that has been ground very fine and it also has coconut milk in it. With all that coconut I was expecting them to be super coconutty, but they were pretty mild. I was fine with that. Mine were moist and came out of the oven slightly mounded. Perfect for frosting. The recipe suggested using 7 minute frosting. I have never done this frosting. A sugar syrup is made on the stovetop, then poured into whipped up egg whites. Different but good. I topped these off with leftover coconut. Overall, these turned out wonderfully. They are not my favorite MS cupcake recipe. I think this summer I may try this one.
