Portuguese Coconut Cupcakes (Queijadas de Côco)

35 mins
Serves 12
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Directions

  1. 1Cream together one block of room temperature cream cheese and one cup of sugar.
  2. 2Cream together one block of room temperature cream cheese and one cup of sugar.
  3. 3Cream together one block of room temperature cream cheese and one cup of sugar.
  4. 4Add in six eggs and cream that together.
  5. 5Add in six eggs and cream that together.
  6. 6Add in six eggs and cream that together.
  7. 7Scrape the sides of the bowl, then add one stick of melted salted butter.
  8. 8Scrape the sides of the bowl, then add one stick of melted salted butter.
  9. 9Scrape the sides of the bowl, then add one stick of melted salted butter.
  10. 10Add one heaping tablespoon of flour, then 14 ounces of sweetened coconut.
  11. 11Add one heaping tablespoon of flour, then 14 ounces of sweetened coconut.
  12. 12Add one heaping tablespoon of flour, then 14 ounces of sweetened coconut.
  13. 13Stir the coconut into the mixture.
  14. 14Stir the coconut into the mixture.
  15. 15Stir the coconut into the mixture.
  16. 16Grease and flour your muffin tin and fill it up with the coconut mixture.
  17. 17Grease and flour your muffin tin and fill it up with the coconut mixture.
  18. 18Grease and flour your muffin tin and fill it up with the coconut mixture.
  19. 19Bake at 350 for 30–35 minutes, until golden.
  20. 20Bake at 350 for 30–35 minutes, until golden.
  21. 21Bake at 350 for 30–35 minutes, until golden.

Ingredients

  • 1 block room temperature cream cheese
  • 1 block room temperature cream cheese
  • 1 block room temperature cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 6 eggs
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 stick salted butter
  • 1 stick salted butter
  • 1 stick salted butter
  • 1 heaping tablespoon flour
  • 1 heaping tablespoon flour
  • 1 heaping tablespoon flour
  • 14 ounces sweetened coconut
  • 14 ounces sweetened coconut
  • 14 ounces sweetened coconut
  • 1 flour
  • 1 flour
  • 1 flour

Equipment

stand mixermuffin tinmeasuring cupsspatula