My Favorite Coconut Cupcakes!

  If you love coconut, then you will love these cupcakes.  They are easy to bake and smell unbelievably good.  A family favorite!  The buttermilk makes the cupcakes really moist.  The coconut on top of the cupcakes makes frosting the cupcakes very forgivable and so pretty!

Ingredients

1 box Coconut Cake Mix

1 Cup Buttermilk
1 stick of butter, softened
3 Large Eggs

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line 2, 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.  Set aside.
Add cake mix, butter and buttermilk in a mixing bowl.  Beat until well blended.  Add eggs 1 at a time until blended.  Using an ice cream scoop fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter. 
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.

Frosting:
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes, for garnish

Instructions
Using a hand-held mixer beat cream cheese and butter together until light and smooth. Add coconut, then vanilla extract and slowly add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time until thoroughly incorporated.
 Frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with coconut.

Recipe adapted from: http://www.cooks.com/