Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup – all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp -baking powder
1/4 tsp- salt
1 tsp- lemon zest
1/2 cup –unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup- granulated white sugar
2- large eggs
1 1/2 tsp – pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cup – confectionary sugar
4 tbsp- unsalted butter (room temperature)
4 ounce- cream cheese (room temperature)
1/2 tsp- pure vanilla extract
Garnish:
2 cups- roasted unsweetened shredded coconut flakes
Preparation:
Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line up 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
Beat the butter in your electric mixer or stand mixer for two minutes. Add the sugar and beat for 4-5 minutes until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Mix in vanilla extract until soft and fluffy. Add flour and milk alternatively (starting and ending with flour) and mix everything until well incorporated.
Evenly fill all the liners.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Do not over the cupcakes.
Allow it to cool on a wire rack. Smear the frosting on the cupcake using a spatula and garnish with roasted shredded coconut flakes on top. (Dip the frosted side of the cake in a bowl containing coconut flakes).
Frosting:
Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth (2-3 minutes). Add vanilla extract and beat for a minute. Mix sugar in small portions at a time and beat well until it forms stiff peaks. Add a tablespoon of milk if too thick or add little sugar if the mixture is thin.
Kai Ruchi 
Wowwwww yumyyyyyyyy cakesss
Lovely!! Gorgeous coconut cupcakes, I love them! I like to add a bit of pineapple to mine and get a tropical pina colada type :)!
Nazneen
Thats sounds interesting!
What a sweet sister-in-law you are! Those look perfect! Have a great rest of the week! 🙂
I love coconut cupcakes! Especially ones with cream cheese frosting…mmmmmmm
Not only did they rise beautifully, I love the crown of toasted coconut PLUS cream cheese frosting—win all the way!!
You are too sweet my friend, as a person and in your baking 😀
This looks delicious!
Cheers
CCU
these look so delicious.
Cream cheese and coconut sounds terrific…these cupcakes are really cute and flavorful.
Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a great week 🙂
These look amazing…I am a huge fan of coconut (recently discovered this) and I love this idea.
Shame on me, o lived in tropical country but never even thought to make a coconut cupcake…
tempting to try later on…
Very pretty cupcakes and a fantastic combo! What a thoughtful gesture on your part to make these.
No words to utter that coconut topping for the cakesss yummyyyyyyy 🙂 I have done something with cupcakes def not cooking take a look 😉