German Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Almond Frosting
On Saturday my dear friend got married in a small outdoor ceremony. She liked the popular idea of doing cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake and asked me if I’d bake them for her. Of course I was honored to bake them and to be a part of her special day.
She chose fall colors for the wedding and we thought German chocolate cupcakes would be a perfect fit. I used our family favorite Easy German Chocolate Cake recipe and dressed it up with a sprinkle of toasted coconut and a drizzle of chocolate on top. I baked them in red and gold foil cupcake liners and they really were a perfect fit for the season.
Congratulations Karen and Mark! I wish you a lifetime of happiness together!
German Chocolate Cupcakes with Coconut Almond Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 package German chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Coconut-Almond Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 (7 oz. package) sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
- Mix the cake mix, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl on low speed for one minute until combined. Beat at medium speed for two minutes more.
- Spoon cupcake batter into paper liners until 1/2 to 2/3 full. (I used a medium cookie scoop which makes it easier to fill the cups.) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and the cake springs back.
- Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack before frosting. Can also be baked in two 9 inch round pans for 30–35 minutes, or 13 x 9 baking dish for 38–42 minute.
Coconut-Almond Frosting
- Combined butter, sugar, evaporated milk and eggs in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about 12 minutes or until thickened. Add vanilla, coconut and almonds.
- Cool to room temperature before frosting cake. (I again used the medium cookie scoop to portion out the frosting onto the cupcake. One scoop was the perfect amount and the rounded mound made it easy to spread evenly on top.)
Other great fall cupcake recipes you might like:
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, Tracey’s Culinary Adventures
Carrot Cake Cupcakes, Simply Recipes
Easy Ghost Cupcakes, Hoosier Homemade
Love the tiered cupcake stand, Barbara! And those cupcakes look marvelous. Such a clever idea for the bridal cake. It was lovely of you to bake them and how flattering that the bride asked! She knows what a super creative chef you are!
My goodness, those look positively delicious. Chocolate and coconut are just a match made in heaven 🙂
*kisses* HH
Gorgeous cupcakes with lovely presentation. A beautiful, personal gesture. I wish your friends all the best.
very good this cupcakes.adorable blog.and the photos are beatutiful.thanks for the recipe
Wow, those cupcakes are so gorgeous! The frosting must be just heavenly!
These look scrumptious. I love cupcakes. I’m sure all the wedding guests loved them.
Coconut almond frosting must tastes delicious !
What a lovely presentation. I love the red and yellow cupcake liners.
What a gorgeous presentation Barbara! And they sound absolutely delicious!
Oh my….that’s a lot of cupcakes. And what a beautiful display!
What a pretty cupcake! 2 more days!
Bellissima idea le cupcakes come torta nuziale… e poi la tua presentazione è stata bellissima come anche l’abinamento cioccolato e cocco, mi piace molto !! complimenti!
Ciao
I love german chocolate cake. That looks so good.
Oh! how sweet of you to bake this wonderful cupcakes for her ceremony! And so apt for the occasion too! Lovely!
These are my husband’s favorite cupcakes or cake. The tower is beautiful. You outdid yourself this time Barbara. Have a fun week.
These cupcakes are so elegant, how lovely for a wedding! Congratulations to the newlyweds!
I really like the idea of having cupcakes in place of a wedding cake. These German Chocolate Cupcakes are very pretty in their foil wrappers and they look very inviting! Sounds like a very fun wedding to me 🙂
I love this combination of flavors. Printing the recipe now. Thanks for sharing and the cupcake tower looks so cute.
I love the frosting – I mean, I love cake too, but the frosting……mmmmm.
This is by far my favorite flavor combination! Yum!