Polar Bear Coconut Cupcakes

This is one of my favourite recipes; Polar Bear Coconut Cupcakes. It is really easy to decorate and kids like them a lot! I bake it usually on cold winter days but it is so tasty so rainy day works too 😉

Coconut Cupcake Recipe:

• 100 g butter (room temp.)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1.5 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch of salt (1/4 teaspoon)
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup milk (if you have fresh coconut juice mix it with milk. Both should be 1 cup together)

Preheat oven to 175°C

I mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients separately and then combine them.

Fill each cupcake cup about 3/4.

Bake for 25 to 35 mins. until they are done. (check with toothpick, poke it half way into cupcake when it comes out clean then it’s done)

Coconut Frosting:

• 200 g cream cheese
• 150 g butter
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 250-350 gr powder sugar (amount depends on consistency of the cream cheese)

Polar Bear Decoration:

• approx. 1 cup shredded coconut
• melted chocolate
• flat round pink sprinkles or pink sugar paste for tongue
• white sugar paste or marshmallow
• crunchy chocolate beads for eyes

Put shredded coconut in a small bowl.

After the cupcakes cools, add some frosting on it with a small spatula. Then carefully dip it in the coconut shreds bowl.

Cut small pieces from marshmallow (or sugar paste). Make 2 small balls for ears and 1 small ball for nose. With a toothpick add one drop melted chocolate on the nose.

Put one flat round pink sprinkle under the nose.

Add eyes and it is done, mmmh!