Coconut Lime Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

Source : Make Your Cupcakes According To Box Instructions Replacing The Water With An Amount Of Coconut Milk Equal To The Amount Of Water Indicated On The Box Pl...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

Sent by Shinae

at : May 4, 2026

Step:

Make your cupcakes according to box instructions REPLACING the water with an amount of coconut milk equal to the amount of water indicated on the box PLUS an additional 1/4 cup coconut milk. Don't forget to add the zest of 1 lime and 1 Tablespoon of fresh squeezed lime juice to the batter as well.
While your cupcakes are cooling, make the Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting. Copy and paste this in your URL bar to get that recipe: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/2531254-coconut-cream-cheese-frosting
Frost your cupcakes as usual and then take a microplane or very fine grater and top the cupcakes with just a little bit of fresh lime zest. Frosted cake should be refrigerated until no less than 30 minutes before serving.
Enjoy! :)

Ingredients

1 box your favorite white or yellow cake mix
1 (15 oz.) can coconut milk (well shaken to incorporate the cream with the liquid)
2-3 eggs (depending on what your box mix calls for)
vegetable oil
zest of 1 lime (remember to zest before juicing! ;))
1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
another lime for zesting atop cupcakes
Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/2531254-coconut-cream-cheese-frosting