Coconut Butter Cupcakes

Another massive recipe i got this one from "Devine Cupcakes" by Tamara Jane it makes 36 and as i have said before i don't actually like cake that much! so once i ate one then my hubby ate one we were down to 34 yikes! who am i going to donate these too today i wonder? luckily i had a hair appointment and was visiting a few friends so i managed to give away a few there ( i really am turning into a cupcake fairy)  i also chucked a few in the freezer. My poor friends I'm going to kill them all of heat disease!

this was a reasonably easy cake recipe but the white choc ganache was a bit of a mission however it did come out in the end, all you need is a bit of patience and once you have sussed the recipe out you will be all set and ready for next time

Happy Baking :)

Coconut Butter Cupcakes:

Makes 36

400g butter, softened

280g caster sugar

2 teaspoons of coconut essence

4 eggs ( free range)

450g self raising flour

100g desiccated coconut

1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line three 12 hole muffin trays with cupcake papers

Beat butter,caster sugar,and coconut essence in a electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.

Combine flour and coconut in a large bowl ( i used the biggest bowl in my kitchen!) add the butter mixture in with the milk and mix until just combined

divide the mixture among the cupcake papers and bake for 12-15 Min's

cool cupcakes

White Chocolate Ganache:

600g white chocolate ( i use Nestle melts)

250 mls cream

Melt the chocolate and cream together over a saucepan of simmering water, set aside to cool, once its cooled a bit pop it into the fridge or even the freezer just make sure you keep an eye on it, while its cooling  give it a good beat with you electric mixer if its still not at piping consistency pop it back in the fridge and cool it a bit longer and then give it a beat again keep doing this till its thick and creamy it took me a few hours to get it looking how i wanted ,I know this sounds all a bit crazy but this is how i did it!