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Sweet Potato Coconut Cream Cupcakes

October 13, 2011

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Sweet Potato Coconut Cream Cupcakes

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Ingredients

For Cake

  • 1 c. pureed sweet potato
  • 1 ½ c. flour
  • 1 ¼  c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 1 egg or 1 egg replacer (Ener-G Egg Replacer)

Coconut Cream

  • ½ cup butter or vegan margarine
  • 4 TB of coconut butter
  • 1 ¼ cup powder sugar

Instructions

For Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg in a separate bowl
  3. Beat coconut oil, egg and sugar until creamy
  4. Add sweet potato puree and beat until combined
  5. Add coconut milk slowly and beat until combined
  6. Add flour mixture and beat until combined (in 2 parts)
  7. Pour into prepared cupcake molds and bake for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

For Coconut Cream

  1. Cream butter and coconut butter
  2. Slowly add in powdered sugar and cream until smooth

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