Pina Colada Cupcakes

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These pina colada cupcakes are nice and fluffy with the tastes of sweet coconut and tangy pineapple. Definitely a treat suited for summer time! They are super easy (and cheap!) to make, so enjoy!

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 1 Box White Cake Mix
• 3 Egg Whites
• 2 Tbsp. Applesauce (or vegetable oil, but applesauce is healthier!)
• 1 Tbsp. Lime Juice
  
• 1 10 oz. Thawed can of pina colada drink mix (you can find it in the frozen foods section by the juice concentrates)

Vanilla Buttercream:

• 2 Sticks of butter at room temperature
  
• About 4-5 cups of powdered sugar
• 2 Tsp. Vanilla
• 1 Cup Shredded Coconut

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pans with liners.
2. Mix all of the cake ingredients together with an electric mixer on medium for about two minutes. Pour batter into the pans about 3/4 of the way full. I find using either a 1/4 or 1/3 measuring cup works good!
   
3. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. If yours are like mine they might not look like they're done, but they are. They are a very fluffy and airy cake. Be careful though, some of mine fell in the middle, but since I pile on frosting it didn't bother me!
4. While the cupcakes are cooling place your butter in a bowl with the vanilla. Beat in the powdered sugar a little at a time until you get a consistency that you like.
   
5. Sprinkle your coconut onto a baking sheet and put it in the oven to toast.
   
6. When cupcakes and coconut are fully cooled frost with the buttercream frosting and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

Enjoy!