Two for one!

I've been on a coconut kick lately and I found a recipe I loved for coconut cupcakes but I couldn't decide what kind of frosting would go best on it. So of course that meant I had to try different ones. I didn't get a photo of the first batch I did but they were pina colada cupcakes, coconut with pineapple butter cream frosting. The second batch I did were coconut with chocolate syrup frosting. Both were SO good but I think the chocolate ones were better. Then again, I could eat that chocolate syrup frosting straight and be happy.

Coconut Cupcakes
1 White cake mix
1 1/3 C coconut milk OR whole milk (I didn't have whole the second time so I used skim and that worked fine too)
2 T veg. oil
3 eggs
2 t coconut flavoring (I used 1 T b/c I think the flavoring I got wasn't very potent)

1)Heat oven to 350. Mix everything on low for 30 seconds, scrape down sides and mix on medium for 2 more minutes. Fill liners, bake for 20 minutes till light golden brown on top. Let cool fully before frosting.

Pineapple buttercream
1 stick butter
3 C powdered sugar
2-3 T pineapple juice (or flavoring)

Cream butter and juice then add sugar and mix till smooth

Chocolate Syrup Frosting
1 stick butter
1/2 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 C chocolate syrup
3 C powdered sugar
1 T milk
1 t vanilla

Mis butter, cocoa and syrup till blended. Add sugar, milk and vanilla till creamy.

Oh and I sprinkled coconut (flaked sweetened) for garnish