White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Who doesn't love white chocolate macadamia nut cookies!? I do and decided I wanted to try it as a cupcake, so after some research I found a recipe I liked. I usually try to add/take away from a recipe to make it my own, but these were so yummy that I couldn't mess with it. These white chocolate macadamia nut cupcakes are delicious! I found this recipe online and loved it! I wanted to share it with you, so you could try it too.

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcakes

1 box of white cake mix

1 box white chocolate instant pudding

3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts (I was only able to find these at Walmart)

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut

4 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350. Beat cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, oil, & pudding together. Fold in nuts. Fill muffin pan & bake 18-20 minutes. Toast coconut. Frost cupcakes with white chocolate buttercream (recipe below). Garnish with toasted coconut. Keep cold.

White Chocolate Buttercream

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

2 cups confectioners sugar

3/4 cup white chocolate morsels

3 tablespoons whipping cream

In a large bowl, beat butter & sugar at low speed until fluffy. Add in melted & cooled white chocolate & whipping cream. Beat on high speed for 3-4 minutes. *You will probably want to double this recipe for the above cupcake recipe so you will have enough frosting.

I hope you enjoy these cupcakes as much as I do! I would love to hear how yours turned out and even see some photos! :)