Jenny Steffens Hobick: Coconut Cupcakes

Coconut Cupcakes

1 white cake mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup of milk
3 eggs
1 tablespoon of vanilla bean paste
1/2 teaspoon salt
14 ounces of sweetened shredded coconut
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2 sticks of butter, softened
4 ounces of cream cheese, softened
4 cups of powdered sugar
milk

In a mixer fitted with a paddle, combine cake mix, butter, milk, eggs, vanilla and salt. Beat on medium for 3 minutes. Stir in half of the coconut. Divide batter into a muffin tin lined with cupcake papers. Bake as directed on the box. Cool.

For the frosting, beat together butter and cream cheese in a mixer. Add powdered sugar a little bit at a time. Add a tablespoon of milk at a time until it is a nice consistency. Frost cupcakes. Top with remaining coconut.