KIWI-COCONUT-CUPCAKES

Everytime i go shopping i see this yummie kiwis and think... oh i´ll take some home to eat something really healthy!! But in the end they collect in a large fruitbowl at home, waiting to be eaten. =)
This time i had something about 10-15 kiwis and i saw them and just thought... hmm they could be really great in cupcakes!!! So this is what came out!!! Yummie kiwi-coconut cupcakes. I personally am not a fan of these super-sweet buttercreme frosting, and i think o lot of other people too. But i still haven´t found any other beautiful solution to decorate cupcakes. Mh maybe you have an idea??
But now to the very simple recipe!!!! The basic-recipe is from that page holycowvegan. I just added some other or further ingredients.

Ingredients for the dough:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp coconut flakes
• 1 1/2 cups kiwi puree
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar

Ingredients for the kiwi-buttercreme frosting

• 200g vegan margarine (i haven´t had shortening, so i would use 100g margarine +100g shortening)
• 300g confectioners´sugar (i know there should be more, but for me it´s too sweet. so feel           free to add more sugar)
•  4 tbsp soy-cream (you can also use yogurt or milk)
• kiwi-puree to taste (pressed trough a fine sieve, to leave out the kiwi kernels) I had about 3-4 tablespoons

Decoration:

• some coconut flakes
• kiwi-fruit (quartered slices)

1. Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
2. In another bowl beat the wet ingredients until well-mixed.
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk, but just until everything is well combined (don´t overmix!!!)
4.  Divide the batter equally among 12 cups of a muffin pan lined with cupcake liners. Fill the cupcakes only a maximum of three quarter full.
5. Bake in a preheated 175°C oven about 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
6. While cooling the cupcakes, you can prepare the kiwi-buttercream frosting.  
7. Cream together the margarine and the shortening until fluffy.
8. Now add the other ingredients and beat until mixed
9. Give the mass into a pastry bag and decorate your cupcakes!!! =)

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

I MADE THESE CUPCAKES FOR A FRIEND OF MINE CAUSE IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY AND HE SHOULD GET A LITTLE CHOCOLATY SURPRISE! I TOOK THE RECIPE FOR THE DOUGH OF VEGAN CUPCAKES TAKE OVER THE WORLD

I REALLY LIKE THAT RECIPE CAUSE THE CUPCAKES BECOME VERY FLUFFY AND DELICIOUS. 

THE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING IS MY OWN RECIPE. THE ONLY THINGS YOU NEED IS:

• 80g CHOCOLATE (YOU CAN ADD MORE CHOCOLATE IF YOU WANT)
• 120g VEGAN MARGARINE
• 110g  POWDERED SUGAR
• 1 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT (IT´S BETTER TO USE REAL VANILLA MARK)

AT FIRST MELT THE CHOCOLATE AND LET IT COOL FOR A WHILE. BEAT THE MARGARINE AND THE VANILLA EXTRACT UNTIL FLUFFY. ADD THE SUGAR AND BEAT FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES. AT LEAST ADD THE CHOCOLATE AND BEAT ANOTHER 2 MINUTES. READY IS YOUR CUPCAKE FROSTING!!! =)

YOU CAN SPRINKLE SOME COCOA POWDER ON TOP AND DECORATE WITH EASY SELFMADE CHOCOLATE SHAVINGS. JUST HOLD A SHARP KNIFE AGAINST THE FLAT SIDE OF A BAR OF CHOCOLATE AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE AND SCRAPE TOWARD YOU.