Once upon a time, I created some Coconut Lime Puffs. Since then, my boyfriend has asked me to make them at least once a month. These are DREAMY! But, if you know my blog, you KNOW how much I adore making cupcakes. I turned those puffs into cupcakes, and they are absolutely perfect. Creamy coconut, tart lime… yep… these go together like… like… coconut and lime! HA! 😉 Enjoy, friends 🙂
Cupcakes:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 egg whites
Lime Filling:
- 1/4 cup salted butter (softened)
- 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (0.3 ounce) package lime gelatin (or Jell-O)
Coconut Frosting:
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
MAKE THEM:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the muffin pans – this silicone pan is AMAZING. Place cupcake liners in the cups.
Combine all of the cake ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir until just combined.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 cup full with batter.
Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool completely on a cooling rack while you make the filling. Check out these stacking tiered cooling racks!
MAKE THE FILLING
Combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lime gelatin in your mixer until really well combined.
Set in fridge until you’re ready to fill the cupcakes.
Core each cupcake, and spoon in enough to fill the core.
MAKE THE COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
As always, I recommend using a COLD bowl for this type of frosting. I stick my mixing bowl in the freezer for about 10 minutes before making it.
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Coconut Lime Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 egg whites
Lime Filling:
- 1/4 cup salted butter softened
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 0.3 ounce package lime gelatin (or Jell-O)
Coconut Frosting:
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
MAKE THEM:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the muffin pans – this silicone pan is AMAZING. Place cupcake liners in the cups.
- Combine all of the cake ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir until just combined.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 cup full with batter.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool completely on a cooling rack while you make the filling. Check out these stacking tiered cooling racks!
MAKE THE FILLING
- Combine butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and lime gelatin in your mixer until really well combined.
- Set in fridge until you’re ready to fill the cupcakes.
- Core each cupcake, and spoon in enough to fill the core.
MAKE THE COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
- As always, I recommend using a COLD bowl for this type of frosting. I stick my mixing bowl in the freezer for about 10 minutes before making it.
- Beat the whipping cream and coconut milk until soft peaks form.
- Add powdered sugar and beat another few minutes.
- Frost your cooled cupcakes, then top with toasted coconut!
Jeni’s Disclaimer: I’m just a regular girl. I love to drink wine while I bake. I’m by no means a professional baker or pro photographer. My creations aren’t staged, they just are what they are, and that’s probably obvious from the pictures. I create my recipes from inspiration of scents and flavors around me. I also repurpose my grandma’s old recipes. If you love to bake and your food ends up looking like REAL food, and not like something you’ll see on Instagram, you’re in the right place.
8 Comments
These cupcakes look amazing. Thanks for the recipe.
These look and sound like a real treat! I am looking forward to making these very soon.
These sound amazing! I like that they have a filling, saving this one!
I’d eat that! I love lime in anything. I’d just leave the coconut off the top (texture thing for me)
WOW! talk about an easy desert recipe here, I love that you added the coconut water with this cake mix, so yummy!! and healthier.
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These look yummy and will remind me of a tropical vacay!
Nice tropic taste, I like the coconut in this one.
I love this flavor combination.