Comments on: Coconut Cupcakes http://www.triagefromhome.com/2009/07/coconut-cupcakes/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:23:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Helen http://www.triagefromhome.com/2009/07/coconut-cupcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-3150 Helen Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:13:29 +0000 http://www.triagefromhome.com/?p=1039#comment-3150 Ahh yes. I knew coconut milk was high in fat, but it didn't occur to me that was why they were so dense. They are more spongey and soft once they come to room temperature, but I think I'll switch to buttermilk for the next batch and use flavouring instead. Thanks for the tip Sarah:-) <abbr><em>Helen’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.triagefromhome.com/2009/07/coconut-cupcakes/" rel="nofollow">Coconut Cupcakes</a></abbr></em> Ahh yes. I knew coconut milk was high in fat, but it didn’t occur to me that was why they were so dense. They are more spongey and soft once they come to room temperature, but I think I’ll switch to buttermilk for the next batch and use flavouring instead. Thanks for the tip Sarah:-)

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]]> By: Sarah http://www.triagefromhome.com/2009/07/coconut-cupcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 Sarah Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:00:28 +0000 http://www.triagefromhome.com/?p=1039#comment-3149 Hi Helen I forgot to mention this on Friday. If you are using coconut milk in the recipe you are essentially adding extra fat (coconut milk despite the name is very fatty, closer in fat content to cream or butter than to milk you drink), which is probably what is giving the cupcakes a pound cake texture. If you want a light fluffy texture and coconut flavour you might have to either use coconut extract to flavour a regular cupcake recipe or try adding toasted coconut to the batter (although flakes of coconut will also change the texture). I liked them. Sarah Hi Helen
I forgot to mention this on Friday. If you are using coconut milk in the recipe you are essentially adding extra fat (coconut milk despite the name is very fatty, closer in fat content to cream or butter than to milk you drink), which is probably what is giving the cupcakes a pound cake texture. If you want a light fluffy texture and coconut flavour you might have to either use coconut extract to flavour a regular cupcake recipe or try adding toasted coconut to the batter (although flakes of coconut will also change the texture). I liked them. Sarah

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