Chocolate, coconut, Malteser Cupcakes

I love, love, love Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, who doesn't, right?  A while back I popped to the supermarket and it was on 2 for 1, get-in!  I went straight for the Phish Food, C'mon, don't pretend its not your favourite, and while looking in the freezer, I was like, OMG a new flavour - Coconutterly Fair, what is this?  Anyway, it was calling out to me to buy it - please buy me it said, so well I did as I was told and a new love affair was born.
I have been loving this chocolately, coconutty yummyness since I first saw it, but I can't help but think that it is really not good for me.  So I have been avoiding the freezer section when I go shopping, to save the tempation of buying it.  We all know that Ben and Jerry's doesn't last long in a home freezer.  Something to do with them being incompatible? Well anyway, it means they MUST be eaten very quickly.  Well ok, maybe there is nothing incompatible, but I wouldn't know as I can't leave it there for long.  See, it calls me even then.  I tell you, it just annoys me with all of that calling!
Anyway, it has been a few months since my last Coconutterly Fair experience, and I had a 'Eureka Moment'.  What about a Coconutterly Fair cake?  Well I can't call it that obviously, so it has been named, 'Chocolate, Coconut Malteser Cupcakes.'
So if you have never had Coconutterly Fair, then you need to know that it is chocolate, coconut and crunchy bits, which are a bit like maltesers.

So here is the recipe:

55g Cocoa Powder
240ml Boiling Water
150g Coconoil - Coconut Oil (this is a solid at room temp)
200g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract (not essence)
2 Large Eggs
200g Plain Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
Pack of Maltesers

Mix the cocoa into the boiling water until its all dissolved and leave for 20 mins.
Preheat oven to 175 degrees C or 350 F
Cream the coconut oil and sugar together either in a mixer, with hand held whisk or with a wooden spoon, until fluffy.
Add the Vanilla and mix.
Add the eggs, one at a time and mixing well after each addition.
Sift in the flour and baking powder and gently stir in.
Slowly pour the cocoa and water mixture into the bowl gently stirring until it is all incorporated.
Fill 12 - 15 cupcake cases with the mixture, add maltesers (whole or chopped, your choice) and bake for 20 mins until skewer comes out clean.
Voila - yummy cupcakes!

Top with your favourite frosting / buttercream and you will have super yummy cupcakes sure to impress!!

I hope you like them, if you try them, please let me know.