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Chocolate-covered coconut candy is tucked inside each of these moist morsels. The ganache frosting is complemented by coarse sugar and chocolate-covered cherries.—Sandy Ploy, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 426 calories, 16 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 255 mg sodium, 67 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
Originally published as Cherry Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2009, p161
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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2013 by kendallskabin
Wow. (I did add 2T oil)
Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2012 by mistyj74
HANDS DOWN, BEST CUPCAKE EVER!!!! Icing is so thick and rich, chocolate covered cherry on top is so fun, cherries throughout the cake, and you get to the yummy mounds bar at the end! A MUST MAKE!!!!!
HANDS DOWN, BEST CUPCAKE EVER!!!! Icing is so thick and rich, chocolate covered cherry on top is so yummy, cherries throughout the cake, and you get to the yummy mounds bar at the end! A MUST MAKE!!!!!
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2012 by utvol1191
BIG HIT at the Christmas parties!!! I made this recipe twice and they were amazing!
Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2012 by CFranklin879
This recipe was WONDERFUL and I got rave reviews from my co-workers. One of them even offered to pay me to make them for an upcoming birthday party in his family! I did add 1T of oil to the batter as suggested in another review and they came out extremely moist.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2011 by Have Your Cake & Lose Weight too
What I liked about this recipe was tucking the coconut candy inside! Now I am a diabetic treated with diet and exercise so obviously I needed a couple changes. To begin with I frosted with refrigerated Vanilla Snack Pack Pudding and sprinkled a little coconut on top. I used sugar free cherry pie filling and Splenda instead of the sugar. I did splurge with the chocolate coconut candy inside. I also only made 12 cupcakes. I still captured her flavors!
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by SladerGator
Thank you to those who wrote reviews on this recipe thus making me try it! This one is definitely a keeper! Delicious!
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by Barbilicious
I haven't made this recipe yet, but I was wondering if you could make it as a 9x13 cake instead of cupcakes? Would the batter be too much for a 9x13 size pan? Would it change the way it would turn out as far as the moistness and flavor?
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2011 by bluetigereyes2
I made this recipe for a potluck at work. Not only were these delicious, they looked amazing too. I had enough frosting to make another batch the next day and STILL had left over frosting. When I made my 2nd batch, I added about 1 T canola oil to the batter, and that made it alot moister. I would highly recommend adding a little oil to the cake batter. These are quite rich, but also work well as mini cupcakes (just cut the mounds bars into 4 pieces instead of 2) and they are the perfect snack size without being overbearing. I also topped mine with toasted coconut instead of the coarse sugar. Definitely a keeper!!!
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2011 by sstetzel
bbpawn the only coconut I could think of was almond joy Almond Joy is the nutty counterpart to Mounds. These have Mounds bars in them. And now I have the theme song from the old commercial stuck in my head ♫♪ "Sometimes you feel like a nut...sometimes you don't!" ♪♫
bbpawn the only coconut I could think of was almond joy
Almond Joy is the nutty counterpart to Mounds. These have Mounds bars in them.
And now I have the theme song from the old commercial stuck in my head ♫♪ "Sometimes you feel like a nut...sometimes you don't!" ♪♫
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2011 by bbpawn
I am curious, what candy bar did you use? the only coconut I could think of was almond joy
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2011 by pumabecker
These cupcakes are to die for. Everyone who ate them said they were the best ever. I highly recommend!!
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2010 by lawood4
These cupcakes were a hit! I fixed for Christmas eve dinner. I couldn't have chosen a more elegant wonderful tasting dessert. I will be making these again probably for Valentines Day. These would make beautiful gifts.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by monicaboz
These cupcakes are fabulous. I made them for neighbor gifts and got rave reviews. There were even some who said this is the best cupcake they have ever had. The cake is very moist and dense with a delicious surprise inside, the frosting is wonderful, and they look so pretty with the cherries on top. They were a lot of fun to make.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by plhowe
I'm a coconutaholic...I am definitely going to try this!!!!
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2010 by marvalrus
The "ganache" IS the "cream cheese" frosting.This recipe is apparently making it's own "cream cheese"the combination of heavy cream/butter/white chips is the cream cheese.Sounds pretty good to me.What do you think?
The "ganache" IS the "cream cheese" frosting.
This recipe is apparently making it's own "cream cheese"
the combination of heavy cream/butter/white chips is the cream cheese.
Sounds pretty good to me.
What do you think?
Sounds great but the description is misleading...there is no "cream cheese" frosting............it is ganache frosting!!!!
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