Coconut Cupcakes Recipe

Yes, you can freeze cupcakes. However, it's recommended not to freeze them with the icing, as the icing will lose its fluffy texture and will be slightly grainy in texture. Best to pull out your cupcakes a few hours before eating them and whip up a fresh batch of icing to top them off. 

The first step to ensure you have perfectly risen cupcakes is to measure all your ingredients carefully, especially the leaving agents such as baking soda. The second step is not to overmix the batter, mixing it just enough to incorporate the elements. Over mixing will cause your cupcakes to be flat as all the air mixed in will disappear. The third step is oven temperature, and positioning of your cupcake tray, the recommended temperature for baking is 350F with your cupcakes in the center of the oven. 

Cupcakes will go flat for a few reasons, the ingredients weren't measured correctly, the batter was over-mixed, there wasn't enough batter in the muffin cup, or the oven temperature wasn't set at the correct number. Sometimes, especially for gas ovens, they need to be professionally calibrated and serviced. For example, if you're putting the temperature at the recommended setting and your food is either over or undone, this could be a sign that your oven needs to be looked at. 

To achieve moist cupcakes, it all comes down to ingredients and timing. Oil instead of butter in a cupcake or cake will produce more moisture. Although butter is tasty, it's also made up of a lot of water. Oil is 100% fat adding moisture to your baked goods, which won't make them soggy. Brown sugar can also add in more moisture due to its sticky molasses. Try using brown sugar instead of granulated sugar in your recipes. If the cupcakes are overbaked, they lose water, causing them to be dry and dense. Using a toothpick to check the doneness is a fail-proof way to know when cupcakes are done without overbaking them.