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Vanilla Cupcake Quest for the Best Continues . . . and some Limoncello & Coconut Cupakes

March 19, 2012 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 13 Comments

It’s a twofer type of post with a review and recipe. As many of you know I’m still on the hunt for a new vanilla cupcake. This week I tested Cooks Illustrated Vanilla Cupcake recipe. Along the way I decided to also make a cupcake treat using that base. Let’s start with the cupcake ensemble first.

Limoncello & Coconut Cupcakes

I adapted the cupcake base with some zest. Then I took the traditional lemon curd and turned it boozy with some limoncello and then stuffed it inside the cupcake. To finish things off I crowned the limoncello cupcake with a tall stacking of coconut buttercream frosting and pressed some sweetened coconut into it for added richness.

Limoncello & Coconut Cupcakes

If you are a fan of these two flavors you may find this one pretty damntastic. The limoncello adds a nice contast to the tartness in the lemon curd. The coconut flavor gives the lemon a sweet counterpoint. For the coconut frosting, let me say the cream of coconut makes it. Don’t use coconut extract-that stuff taste like sunblock. Ack.

Now for the vanilla cupcake review. I should mention I’m a huge Cooks Illustrated fan, but this recipe, as is-not so much.

Here’s what I did like: Great texture. Nice tight crumb. Dense but not pound cake dense, just dense enough to provide a substantial body to the frosting. I’m personally not a fan of super light crumb textures like those found in box cake mix – too light and airy for me. So here’s the thing that knocks it out of the running for me: flavor. The flavor was too sour cream rich. That’s all I could taste.

So for this cupcake ensemble, I decided to even out the sour cream flavor with some lemon zest and limoncello curd and pair it with coconut. The end result was delicious and I couldn’t taste the sour cream.

Hit the jump over to Endless Simmer for this Limoncello & Coconut Cupcake recipe.

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Comments

  1. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    March 19, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    These are stunning! You rock my world.

  2. Michelle says

    March 19, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    Yes! Where did you find those utensils? So cute.

  3. Becca says

    March 20, 2012 at 3:51 am

    Another beautifully delicious recipe from you. Where did you get those cupcake liners?

  4. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    March 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    Again… pure torture! I’m not even a big cupcake fan, but when I see your creations, I start to salivate.

  5. Averie @ Averie Cooks says

    March 19, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    The food styling & photography is just…fantastic!

    The blue/teal wood…is that a DIY project or did you find that somewhere? If so, I need to shop where you’re shopping.

    And that big lemon blob pouring out from the center…I want to devour that!

  6. Kulsum at JourneyKitchen says

    March 20, 2012 at 7:58 am

    I love the lemon and coconut combination!

  7. Sukaina says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Yum yum and yum! And now, if you’ll excuse me….

  8. Sukaina says

    March 20, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    …..I need to go check out that shop for those pretty spoon! In my eagerness, I pressend enter too soon!!

  9. Karyn says

    March 21, 2012 at 2:07 am

    Mmmmmm… Limoncello! I am so lucky to have a local distillery that makes Limoncello. Such a wonderful addition to cupcakes!

  10. JulieD says

    March 21, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Yummy!! These look so cute and festive!

  11. Paula@Vintage Kitchen Notes says

    March 22, 2012 at 1:36 am

    A very good vanilla cake to try is Absolutely the best Yellow Cake by Carole Walter in her book Great Cakes. I know the name is a bit much but it really IS a great base cake. Cake with lemoncello is worth trying. I love it. I do it myself.

  12. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    March 22, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    That shot of the cupcake split in half with the curd and the frosting!! Oh my!

  13. sweetsugarbelle says

    March 26, 2012 at 4:07 am

    Mouth is watering!!!

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