Coconut Cherry Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp coconut extract
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 None large eggs
1 cup self-rising flour, plus 2 tbsp, sifted
2 tbsp milk
-1 None Cream Cheese Frosting
4 1/2 tbsp butter, softened
5 oz cream cheese, softened
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2 tbsp desiccated coconut, to decorate
8 None maraschino cherries, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 8 recesses of a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Beat butter, coconut extract, sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well between each addition. Gently fold in flour alternately with milk until just combined. Distribute between paper liners and bake for 20 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool in pan for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, to make the cream cheese frosting, beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Transfer to a large piping bag fitted with a large fluted tip.
Pipe large swirls of frosting onto each cupcake. Sprinkle lightly with desiccated coconut and top with a maraschino cherry.