Description
I just got my hands on this recipe from a friend. I haven't tried them yet, but supposed to be yummy.
Ingredients
- All-purpose Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Table Salt
- Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Eggs
- Hazelnut Syrup
- Vanilla Extract
- Buttermilk
- Sweetened Flaked Coconut
- Hazelnuts
- Cream Cheese
- Heavy Cream
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325f
- Line two 12 cup muffin pans with paper liners and coat with nonstick spray
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl
- Set aside
- Cream sugar and butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment on medium speed until white and fluffy
- About 5 minutes
- Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition
- Mix in syrup and vanilla until incorporated
- Mix 1 / 2 the dry ingredients into butter mixture, followed by the buttermilk, then remaining dry ingredients
- Blend until just incorporated
- Beat whites to stiff peaks in a bowl with a mixer on high speed
- Fold into batter with coconut and hazelnuts
- Fille liners to the top with batter and bake until toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes
- Cool cupcakes in pan for about 20 minutes, transfer to a rack, then when completely cool frost with icing
- Icing:
- Whip cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until combined
- Add syrup and cream, then beat in powdered sugar until creamy
- Generously frost each cupcake
- Garnish with shredded coconut and hazelnuts