Coconut Cupcakes with Rosewater Frosting

This past Wednesday, it was my Mum's birthday.

As well as cooking the birthday dinner, I was asked to bake cupcakes.

She wanted something yummy & pink.

Considering she was a big fan of the almond meal cupcakes w/ rosewater frosting, and she has a love of coconut, I decided to make:

Coconut Cupcakes with Rosewater Frosting

I'm also eagre of course to try out ever more recipes from VWAV..

So, for the base, I made the coconut cake, substituting apple juice concentrate for the sugar, and apple sauce for a small portion of the canola oil.

I made my usual 'buttercream' frosting, using partially hydrogenated margarine and confectioners sugar, but used coconut milk instead of soy milk.

I flavoured the frosting with rosewater, and used beet juice to colour it.

I made a regular batch, and it yielded 11 cupcakes- oh how I should have made more! (or maybe not..)

At the party, the ladies and I quickly consumed one.. and then another.. and probably would another, except there wasn't enough, and it was already about midnight..

These were truly delicious, and I will definitely make them again-

Perhaps with a different frosting to mix it up a bit..