Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, quick italian cream cupcakes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Our shortcut version of a classic Italian cream cake uses a cake mix, but has a homemade cream cheese frosting and is topped with flaked coconut and chopped pecans. Italian Cream Cake holds the distinction of being the only thing on Earth that will compel me to buy a bag of shredded flake coconut, which, until I first made this Italian Cream Cake recipe after Billie, a church friend of ours, brought it to our Fourth of July gathering one summer, I had never bought before in my life because coconut just isn't something that excites me. Light, airy and rich vanilla buttermilk and almond cupcakes blended with sweetened coconut and pecans.
Quick Italian Cream Cupcakes is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Quick Italian Cream Cupcakes is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook quick italian cream cupcakes using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Quick Italian Cream Cupcakes:
- Get Cupcake Ingredients
- Prepare 1 packages 16.25 oz. White cake mix with pudding
- Make ready 3 egg whites
- Make ready 1 tsp almond extract
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- Take 1/4 cup vegetable oil/canola oil
- Get 1 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, divided
- Get 1 cup chopped pecans, divided
- Make ready Cream Cheese Frosting
- Make ready 1 packages cream cheese, softened
- Make ready 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)
- Make ready 4 to 6 cups sifted powdered sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Get 1 tsp almond extract
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Instructions to make Quick Italian Cream Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350. Fill cupcake tin with liners and set aside.
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, add 1/2 cup of coconut.(Or more if you like) Continuously stir to allow the heat to dry out the coconut and begin to brown. This can take about 5-10 minutes. Also, keep in mind that if you are using sweetened coconut it tends to brown faster so keep a close eye on the browning process. Once brown, set aside to cool.
- Mix first five ingredients until well incorporated. Gently stir in 1 cup of coconut and 3/4 cup of pecans reserving the rest for the topping.
- Spoon the cupcake batter into your lined cupcake tin 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven once done and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- For the cream cheese frosting- In a stand mixer (or a regular hand held mixer will do fine) beat the cream cheese and butter until well combined and smooth.
- Add the sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time until all the sugar is incorporated. Add in the almond and vanilla extracts until smooth and creamy.
- Frost cupcakes once cooled or pipe on frosting using a piping bag and tip. Top the cupcakes with remaining chopped pecans and toasted coconut and enjoy!
This tasty family-friendly dessert is the best for holidays, birthday, or any special occasion. Spread cream cheese frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Fill cupcake tin with liners and set aside.
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