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Coconut lime snowball cupcakes

Coconut lime snowball cupcakes

This recipe was created by Humane World for Animals’ expert chefs and approved by our team of registered dietitians.
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Servings: 12
Serving size: 3.82oz

Ingredients

Cupcake batter

  • 1 cup Water, room temperature
  • 5 tablespoons Canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons Vinegar, distilled, white
  • 1 teaspoon Limes, juice
  • 1 3/4 cups Flour, all-purpose
  • 1 cup Sugar, white, granulated
  • 2 tablespoons Limes, zest
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking soda

No butter buttercream

  • 1/4 cup Oil, coconut, solid
  • 1/4 cup Non-dairy butter, unsalted
  • 2 cups Sugar, white, powdered
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons Non-dairy milk, soy, unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Coconut topping

  • 2 cups Coconut, unsweetened, shredded

Instructions

For cupcake batter

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine water, oil, vanilla extract, vinegar, and lime juice and mix well with a paddle attachment.
  • Add flour, sugar, lime zest, and baking soda to the mixer. Stir on low until batter is smooth and thoroughly combined. Do not over mix.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. With a #20 yellow scoop, portion batter into lined muffin pan. Bake for 15 minutes or when cupcake springs to the touch. Rotate pan half way through baking.

For no butter buttercream

  • In a stand mixer, add coconut oil and butter and beat with paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Scraping bowl occasionally. Then add sugar in two additions and mix to fully combine.
  • Add non-dairy milk and vanilla extract, and beat on low speed to incorporate. Increase speed to high, beat until light and fluffy.

For coconut topping

  • Spread coconut onto parchment lined sheet pan, toast in oven for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

To build cupcakes

  • Cool cakes completely, top with a #24 red scoop of buttercream and coat in coconut topping.

Notes

*The nutrition information is an estimate based on general ingredients. These amounts will vary based on the products you are using.

Nutrition

Serving: 3.82oz | Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 203mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g