Lightened Up Coconut Cupcakes
Like many holidays Easter is surrounded by good food and plenty of sweets. In my family coconut screams Easter. So I took our traditional coconut cake recipe and turned it into a lightened recipe – still delicious and full of flavor.
Lightened Up Coconut Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cake
1 box vanilla cake
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 (20 oz) can no sugar added crushed pineapple
For the Cake
1 box vanilla cake
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 (20 oz) can no sugar added crushed pineapple
For the Frosting
1 cup milk
1 package sugar free vanilla pudding
1 container Coolwhip
Directions
1. In a bowl, mix together canned pineapple, cake mix and coconut extract. Stir until batter is smooth.
2. Pour batter into prepared cupcake liners and bake according to package directions or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
3. While cupcakes are baking, whisk together pudding mix, coconut extract and milk until there are no lumps left. Fold in Coolwhip. Regrigerate frosting until ready to frost cupcakes
4. When cupcakes are completely cooled, frost, sprinkle with coconut and add three cococnut Easter M&M’s if desired.
95 calories each & 2 ww+pts.
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Ingredients for a Splendid Spring
Today is the first day of spring, and despite the fact that Michigan did not get the memo spring is still my favorite season. From the fresh fruit and blooming flowers to the gorgeous sunsets and warmer weather. I decided that I would share my ingredients for an ideal spring. Here is my recipe for a Splendid Spring…
a handful of peonies, tulips and daffodils
1 cup of updos
½ cup of walks in the evening
¼ cup lash
3 tablespoons sundresses
1 teaspoon scalloped shorts
a pound of fresh fruits from the farmers market
A pinch of pastels
3 sticks lipgloss
a dash of floppy hats
a splash of pedicures
Instructions: Mix all ingredients together over the next three months and enjoy!
What makes up your spring?
1 cup of updos
½ cup of walks in the evening
¼ cup lash
3 tablespoons sundresses
1 teaspoon scalloped shorts
a pound of fresh fruits from the farmers market
A pinch of pastels
3 sticks lipgloss
a dash of floppy hats
a splash of pedicures
Instructions: Mix all ingredients together over the next three months and enjoy!
What makes up your spring?
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Fashion meets Food 