Italian Cream Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Italian Cream Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened; 6 eggs, seperated (reserve whites); 2 tablespoons hazelnut syrup; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk; 6 egg whites (reserved earlier); 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted; 1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

Submitted by quotFoodThe Way To

"Cupcakes have become very popular lately. I do not recall where this recipe is from, possibly Cuisine Magazine, but I have made them. They were very good despite being alittle labor intensive. Nice for special occasions."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 2 dozen

ingredients

WHISK TOGETHER
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
CREAM TOGETHER AND ADD
2 cups sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups unsalted butter, softened
6 eggs, seperated (reserve whites)
2 tablespoons hazelnut syrup
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
BEAT AND FOLD IN
6 egg whites (reserved earlier)
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

directions

Preheat oven to 325*; line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners and coat with nonstick spray.
Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl; set aside.
Cream sugar and butter in a stand mixer with a paddle attatchment on medium speed until white and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Add yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in syrup and vanilla until incorporated.
Mix 1/2 the dry mixture into butter mixture, followed by buttermilk, then remaining dry ingredients; blend just until incorporated.
In a bowl with a mixer on high speed, beat egg whites into stiff peaks; fold into batter.
Fold hazelnuts and coconut into batter.
Fill liners to the top with batter and bake until toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20-25-minutes.
Cool Cupackes in the pan for 20-minutes; transfer to rack.
Frost when cool.
CREAM CHEESE ICING:.
2 packages (8-oz. each) cream cheese, softened.
3 sticks unsalted butter, softened (1 1/2 cups).
3 tablespoons hazelnut syrup.
2 tablespoons heavy cream.
1 lb. powered sugar, sifted.
Whip cream cheese and butter together in a large bowl with a mixer at medium speed until combined.
Add syrup and cream; beat in powdered sugar until creamy.
Generously frost each cupcake.
GARNISH:.
1 1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut, toasted (5 oz.).
1/2 cup hazelnuts.

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