As a crazy cup-caker I am an occasional reader of chockylit’s cupcake blog. I saw her recipe for papaya and coconut cupcakes and just loved the idea of them. However I am not a big fan of Papaya or Paw Paw. I know its sounds strange to drool over something I don’t really like but I have schizophrenic taste buds. We had some Papaya that was just begging to jump into these cups so I obliged.
I used her recipe and reduced the amount of sugar to 1 cup which made the cupcake much less sweet but since the icing is so sweet I thought a less sweet but juicy cake would be nice. These are actually really nice uniced which is not often the case for me with cakes! And this seems to be the only way I will eat Papaya!
Papaya-Coconut Cupcakes
12 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven (180 degrees celsius)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/3 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 ounces papaya, chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut, sweetened
1. mix flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a medium sized bowl
2. in a separate small bowl, beat eggs to break up
3. add oil and coconut milk to the eggs and mix to combine
4. add eggs/oil/coconut milk mixture to the dry ingredients, mix to combine
5. add vanilla, papaya, and coconut to the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine
6. scoop into cupcake papers with an ice cream scooper
7. bake at 350 degree oven 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Ginger-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
- 240grams or 1 package of Philly cream cheese
- 125grams butter
- 3 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated or chopped fine
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
1. bring the butter to room temperature by letting it sit out for 1 or 2 hours
2. sift powdered sugar into a bowl or onto parchment
3. beat butter and cheese at medium speed until creamy
4. add the sugar and beat until combined
5. add gingers and lime juice, beat until combined
NOTE: If you are not sure how much ginger taste you might like, start by adding half the amount and taste/adjust until you get the ginger flavor you like.
6. you can add more sugar until you get to the consistency and sweetness you like
Fondant flowers
I adore these little flower stamps, they’re incredibly detailed but easy to use. I bought mine from an ebay seller although I’m sure you could probably find them at a good cake supplies store and they’re spring loaded so its easy to remove the flowers.
I always use latex gloves as I don’t like the food colouring getting under my nails. Colour fondant and shape into a small disc shape about the size of the stamp. Sprinkle a little icing sugar on the imprint area of the stamp and then fit the disc of fondant into the stamp and press gently to make sure imprint comes through. Press lever and remove fondant piece and you should have a lovely fondant flower.
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Holy cow, I’m totally in awe. How gorgeous!
Oh my! I have been drooling over all of your recipes and photos today and I love this blog. You and your photographer should bring out a cook book (or a coffee table book).
Hi Pieds Des Anges (Kyl)-thanks, after many years I finally got myself a proper piping bag and am going crazy piping cupcakes
Hi LuluChoux-Aww thanks, I’ll let my husband know that. He takes all the lovely clear shots, the blurry shots on the site are mine
blythe likes cream cheese icing the best (because it’s more fatty than sugary - she’s just like her grandmother). please make some cupcakes for blythe when she comes back to australia.
Hi Blythe-I’m always making cupcakes so I’m sure that there will be some for you when you come to Australia
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