Mocha Coconut Frappuccino Cupcakes.
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You people are smart little buggers.
After I shared those homemade mocha coconut iced coffees, a few of you suggested on Facebook that I follow it up with a cupcake. As in… immediately.
Thank you my wise, wise friends. I love you and your smart brains! This was the very first thing I did after I arrived home from vacation… I’ve got my priorities straight. [This was the how I frost my cupcakes tutorial too!]
Know how much I love these cupcakes? THIS MUCH! I wish I could find 42 new ways to eat cupcakes. I want to juggle them and encase them in stone and stuff. I want to eat a cupcake salad and make a cupcake pizza with just these cupcakes alone. And I’m going to go overdose on mocha coconut coffees as soon as I’m done writing this for you.
And I don’t even care about this mocha drizzle that’s hanging out all over my blue placemat. OCD what?
Um, wait. I have to tell you something: I am actually not OCD at all. Even if I wanted to be, I couldn’t. Possibly because I live with the CRAZIEST MAN EVER. I actually fear what would happen if we were both insanely weird about stuff.
Our current issue is that all of the light switches in the house must be flicked in the same direction.
All of them.
All.Of.Them.
The best part is that I intentionally flip the light switches in opposite directions just to screw with Mr. How Sweet. It’s pretty freaking funny if I do say so myself. Sometimes I purposely go up to bed after he does just so I can turn the light switches in a million different directions.
I found this extremely hilarious until yesterday morning… when someone refused to flip on the light switch at the top of the stairs at 5AM because it would mean that one switch would be flicked up while the rest are flicked down… and thus ended up flying down the stairs in a giant heap.*
You know sometimes when someone falls… and it’s really funny… but it shouldn’t be funny at all… and you can’t stop laughing hysterically even though the person is laying on the ground? Yeah. That might have been me. Actually… it’s me right now. Because I can’t stop laughing thinking about my husband lying in the middle of the staircase at the crack of dawn. I’m a horrific wife.
Maybe I should tell you that he tripped on a bag of toiletries that just happened to be hanging out on the stairs? You know… deodorant, cream rinse, 3 bottles of Essie, sunscreen spray, perfume… all left over from vacation… that I got back from last week. It was just soooooo annoying to have to carry that stuff up the stairs. And uhh… I had more important things to do. Like bake these cupcakes. Plus, he wouldn’t have even tripped had he TURNED ON THE LIGHT.
This sort of reminds me of the time when I left a cast iron skillet at the bottom of the stairs a week after we got married. Very similar: 5AM, lots of screaming, no light turned on. I’m actually amazed there is still a ring on my finger.
Moral of the story: turn on the dang light and make these cupcakes.
Mocha Coconut Frappuccino Cupcakes.
Ingredients
Mocha Cupcakes
- 1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons instant coffee powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate or cappuccino chips
Coconut Frosting
- 2 sticks of butter, softened (1 cup)
- 3 2/3 cups powdered sugar + more if needed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of coconut extract, if you don’t have this, no big deal
- 1-2 tablespoons of lite coconut milk
- 1/2 cup shredded, sweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut, toasted
Mocha Coconut Drizzle
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 2 teaspoons dark cocoa powder
- 1-2 teaspoons coconut milk
Instructions
Mocha Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, whisk egg and sugar until smooth and no lumps remain. Add milk, butter and vanilla, and mix until combined. Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture. Mix until batter is smooth, then stir in sour cream. Fold in chocolate chips and mix. Line a muffin tin with liners and using a 1/4 cup measure, add batter to each cup. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.
Coconut Frosting
- Cream butter in the bowl of an electric mixture until completely smooth and creamy. With the mixer on low speed, add in powdered sugar slowly. Gradually increase mixer speed and add vanilla and coconut extracts, then beat for 2-3 minutes, scraping down sides and bottom of the bowl. Continue to whip for another 4-5 minutes, continuously scrapping. If frosting is too thick, add coconut milk 1 teaspoon at a time until desired consistency is reached If it’s too thin, add powdered sugar gradually until it thickens. Fold in shredded coconut and mix until just combined. Frost cupcakes, then sprinkle toasted coconut on top.
Mocha Coconut Drizzle
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl, then add in one teaspoon of coconut milk. Really mix to combine, as you want it to be glaze-like and easy to drizzle. If too thick, add a drop of coconut milk and stir again. If it accidentally gets too thin, just add a bit more powdered sugar and mix.
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*no husbands were harmed.
169 Comments on “Mocha Coconut Frappuccino Cupcakes.”
That frosting looks AMAZING! You really shouldn’t make a girl drool this much :)
Jessica, they look spectacular! And looking at the last pic as I type this comment, your cupcake decorating post, i.e. the Wilton #7 or was that #12 tip? is coming into my mind. But apparently I need to go re-read that post for the nitty gritty details. lol
You outdid yourself, again. And you’re coming over to the dark side I guess with the instant coffee in the recipe, huh! :)
It was #12!
Haha, you’re so funny. I treat my boyfriend in a very similar way ;)
As for these cupcakes, they look amazing. I love the combination of coconut, chocolate and coffee and the drizzle just tops them off perfectly.
Hahaha I love the “*he lived” note at the end :D Awesome cupcakes!
I am soooooo the same way when people fall down in front of me…..ummmm yeah even my kids. Oops. The Cupcakes look divine btw.
Just so we’re clear, I’d rather have my mocha frappuccino in cupcake form than frozen drink!
if you can find a way to make cupcake pizza you will be my hero forever. true story.
I’ll work on that!
Oh jeeze, I can almost smell the toasted coconut…
I just don’t know how to say this….NOW THAT’S WHAT I’M F****N TALKING ABOUT!!! OK, sorry, just got waaaay too excited over these. I’m saddened that I don’t have 3 of the ingredients to make them RIGHT NOW!! Calm down, deep breath. Thank you for this recipe, it will be made over the weekend. Even though I have fruit to make 2 other things, I will fit this in too. YOU ARE AMAZING! I love your blog & you are by far, my favorite. Thanks for your whitty blogs that make me laugh & fat at the same time.
Wonderful cupcakes! I love it ^^
OMG, I am in tears…. I freakin’ LOVE you. Oh and the cupcakes look dreamy. You should do stand up.
Yum!
That was a hilarious story… and the cupcakes look amazing too!
Ahahaha oh!! Your poor husband (though I can’t say such antics are not something I would and/or HAVE done before to my boyfriend!). The asterisk at the end…CRACKED me up. Glad to know the outcome was not deadly. Maybe also throw in the disclaimer: “No husbands were deathly harmed in the making of this joke” ;)
At least you made those cupcakes that he can eat as a consolation prize!
Those look amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Plus, reading the story made me laugh out loud!
I didn’t even need to read the post to know I’d have to make these for my boyfriend, but I am so glad I did! :)
You are my HERO. I can’t believe it took me this long to discover the delightfulness that is your blog! I’m so inspired by all of your recipes and I may or may not have been eating the blueberry lime salsa I made a few days ago by the spoon. How does one become a recipe developer!? I’m dying to know!
Thanks so much Nina!
Love the look of these– so glamorous!
Okay – absolutely hilarious story about the Husband. He kind of reminds me of my dad. I used to do things just to mess with him because it was kind of funny to see him all fired up. Like he hated when I got home and left my shoes in the garage outside of the shoe holder, but I did it anyways just to spite him. I’m a horrible daughter. BUT THEN one day I hurt myself on a dumbell he left laying around. I guess karma’s a bitch.
Hahahah!
Love messing with husbands (and fiances)! hee hee. Good lookin cupcakes!
Turn on the light!!! HA! …..Oh the joys of being married. He’d be crazy to not *love* cupcakes like this!!!
i’m glad you said that about falling…unless i see blood i usually laugh at the person first – myself included – before asking if they’re OK. and i tell my friends that when we first meet. it’s not personal, it’s just funny!
Oh my, sounds like quite an unfortunate fall. I hope your Essie bottles didn’t break. ;)
And about these cupcakes…. holy YUM!! On the topic of cupcake pizza, have you ever had one of those Treatza Pizzas from Dairy Queen? I can’t find a great photo but they look like this: http://www.wagjag.com/source/image.php?dq.jpg?width=443&height=257&image=/wagjags/29047/dq.jpg. Basically, it’s a cookie crust with ice cream and a bunch of chocolate drizzle and chocolate chips on top. I’m sure you could add flaked coconut too. Since its called a pizza, and pizza is dinner food, you could have this for dinner… then cupcakes for dessert? ;) Not sure what to do about the salad part though!
Oh yes! I haven’t had one of those in ages!!
Gees I love your posts! Thought of you at Starbucks on Sunday when I saw a Coconut Mocha Frappacino on the menu :)
Gotta love it!
~Liz (PS – I have my first guest post over at The Healthy Everythingtarian http://www.thehealthyeverythingtarian.com/ if you want to check it out – tomato pie recipe!)
Listen, if you’re worried about your husband giving you the heave-ho, I’ll take you in. You make me laugh and create outrageous cupcakes all day–you’re my kind of woman. And I leave crap all over the floor too, so we’d be incredibly compatible. Take a day and think it over.
A day? How about a minute? I’m in!
These look rich and spectacular! Love this!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! For both the cupcakes AND that hysterical story. The cupcakes look absolutely divine and that story made me laugh so hard, Jessica!! But what I’m dying to know is – how does a cast iron skillet become left at the bottom of the stairs instead of being tucked away in a kitchen cupboard? I want to hear THAT story, too!
So funny! You always brighten up my mornings.
I thank you.
I think I wrote about it in a post but can’t find it – we had just bought it when we went to complete our wedding registry and his townhouse was so short on space that we had no where to put it! So it just sat at the bottom of the steps for a few days.
I’ve never had a mocha cupcake before! There’s a small part of me that likes to make sure that all of the light switches are the right way, too. Especially if they are all on the same wall. I like continuity!
These are a show stopper for sure. I want one!
I loved your Mocha Coconut Iced Coffees the other day….this just takes it up to a whole new level. Love! I can have one? ;-)
that is amazing. I always bust out laughing when people fall too, as long as they aren’t a child or elderly, or something’s not broken…or at least badly broken. Yeah, I get mean looks, but whatever, they’re just mad because they have human decency.
And HOLY SH*T I WANT THESE NOW.
Seriously. I love and hate you at the same time for showing me these.
But mostly love.
must be mocha day today! These look so, so good.
Those cupcakes look amazing!!
Seriously? This is torturous to look at with a full day of work between me and these bad boys!
I have to admit, I think I would rather have a cupcake than the iced coffee right now…I’m definitely having a…I NEED A CUPCAKE DAY! It’s kind of like a I NEED A HUG DAY, but a little more desperate! LOL
Hug!
I have been told by my friends I need to make these immediately. I have to say I 100% agree. Delicious :D
Let me know how they are. :)
what a wonderful flavor combination for a cupcake! you are brilliant.
Haha, I feel for Mr. How Sweet, because in my relationship I’m the OCD one who gets messed with. I love the way you frost and decorate your cupcakes…These look sooo delicious and I will definitely be making them eventually!
Love the note at the end! You always have some amazing cupcake recipes! These look delicious!
Delicious! And oh my gosh, you are so hilarious. I thought my husband was sorta OCD, but not so much now! He is more “money conscious” – I don’t care if you are going back in the kitchen in 2 minutes, turn the light off when you leave the room! And giveaway! WHAT? Need to go there NOW.
Oh mine is the same way about that too!
So funny!!! I think your house would be a fun on to live in!
Hi! Look delicious! By the way, I sent you an e-mail about some cupcakes I made using one of your recipes as a base..I meant to say that I didn’t use the root beer concentrate or soda either.
Anyways, I brought the cupcake leftovers to work–DELICIOUS! I want you to share in the bliss with me. Make them :). Please.. ? lol!
Can’t wait to make these.
Haha love the light switch – I would totally laugh my butt off too.
And I dislike coffee big time (weirdo, i know) – but I’m pretty sure I would eat one of these and like it too!
No, no, I dislike it too! I swear.
Watching people fall is hilarious..I’m a nice person I swear, but I can’t help but bust out laughing.
I’d like a dozen of these..stat!
You have out done yourself again. Look out for these featured in today’s Foodie Friday post. Post should be up in a few minutes. :)
You are the best. :) Thanks!
You rock! I cannot wait to try these out tomorrow. Thank you!
P.S. – I am addicted to Essie. I just hope my husband nevers puts two and two together if he ever notices the cost per bottle and just how many I own. In my defense, all my shades of pale pink may look similar but they are all very different!
I hear ya sister. I have about 34 [very!] different pinks that are the same color.
Exactly! Lately I am addicted to Giada’s fav shade Bubble Bath by Opi. I need to get out of my pale addiction and enjoy summer with bright nails.
OMG! Is that what Giada always has on her nails during her show?? My cousin has been trying to figure that out for years!
Bubble Bath is her shade of choice. I always wondered b/c her nails are gorgeous. My sister found out the shade a couple years ago from Giada’s website. Ahhh, she is so elegant. But I have found replicating her nail shade has not given me the same grace in the kitchen. Hmpf!!!!
Hahaha soooo hilarious. The Mr. How Sweet stories never get old.
I totally want cupcakes now.
O. M. G. I think you are married to the male version of me. (I make chicken so much my husband gags.) I am constantly following him around flipping switches. I never thought this habit was ridiculous until I read this blog. Now I am laughing (and crying simultaneously) at my patheticness. Once, I was told (possibly in my own mind) that the Earth will be thrown off its axis if the light switches are not all in the same position. I swear it’s true. Mr. How Sweet’s self-sacrifice is applauded by me. Perhaps me alone.
Hahaha oh Melanie… I am laughing hysterically now!! So sorry if I made you feel crazy. Just so you know, you would cry if you lived with me because I’m such a mess.
Ohhh yum… I’m not a huge mocha person and I still want to eat these, like, 5 minutes ago.
Those look……amazing. Very wise bloggie friends, indeed!