A client wanted a super summery cupcakes for her function for tomorrow. She fell in love with my strawberry cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting. She wanted the same one, only problem is that she can't pick them up the day of, she needed to pick them up the day before and so I suggested something different because of how the strawberries are 2 days after. I suggested coconut cupcakes and raspberry frosting. We both agreed that both are very summer flavors. I wanted to put a bit of twist of Filipino flavors in it, and commonly, our desserts, when made with coconut, may include pandan. Pandan is an aromatic leaf, usually we boil it to get the scent out of it. Here in America, the leaves are a little hard to get a hold of, so the extract will do. I just put a hint of it, most of the flavor comes from the high quality vanilla and coconut milk. I toasted some coconuts too to add some contrast.
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