Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Coconut, Raspberry and Marshmallow yummyness



I've been wanting to try this recipe out for a while.  My mouth just waters at the very idea of pairing a moist coconut cake together with raspberry preserves. YUM.  So I did just that last weekend and topped the cake off with a dollop of marshmallow frosting.  

Now, I'm still in experimental mode with the marshmallow frosting, mine always seems to 'melt' right off the cupcake and make a gooey mess.  I've seen pictures of this frosting and it appears to have a nice form kinda looking like a swirled ice cream on top of the cupcake.  Maybe I need to beat it more??? I will post again on said topic when I have reached the marshmallow-ness that I desire.  I broiled some of the cake to make a nice meringue frosting which held the it in place much better. 

Anyway, these cakes tasted so yummy, I added sweetened coconut flakes to my batter and just a drop of coconut flavoring to amp up the coconut goodness.  I also added coconut cream in place of the liquid called for.  Before sending these babies off to ovenland, I swirled a bit of raspberry preserves on top of the cake.  Topped with a super pretty raspberry candy, my cakes were done.  Good thing church was the next day so that I could share them there otherwise they would all be resting peacefully, or not so peacefully...in my tummy ;)









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