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Coconut Cupcakes

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Moist Devil's food Cupcakes topped with a fudgy frosting & stuffed with coconut filling

Ingredients

  • Duncan Hine's Devil's Food cake mix (prepared as per box directions for cupcakes)
  • toasted coconut to top
Filling:
  • 1 cup chopped flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp coconut flavoring
  • Chocolate Fudge Frosting (homemade)
  • 1/3 cup melted margarine
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Prepare cupcakes as directed on package.
  2. in saucepan, combine water, sugar and chopped coconut. Bring to simmer and cook until most of the water is evaporated & mixture thickens slightly & becomes sticky. Remove from heat, stir in coconut flavoring and set aside to cool.
  3. Prepare fudge frosting by combining all ingredients and beating.
  4. Using large frosting tip, remove core from each cupcake. Fill with 1 tbsp or so of the coconut filling.
  5. Frost cupcakes and decorate with toasted coconut.