Watermelon & Coconut Cupcakes - Kid Approved!

Guess what.
I received a watermelon in the mail!  In a big box!
Who gets those?
This gal!
That’s not all I received…a few aprons, a couple of new cutting boards and this awesome watermelon knife was also part of the package sent by the National Watermelon Promotion Board in search of some kid friendly original watermelon recipes and carvings.

This request sparked some creative juices flowing (and some watermelon juices running down my chin too!) and I have happily come up with something any kid would love – a cupcake!
Yes, there are watermelon cupcakes out there in Google land but there aren’t any that have a coconut filling!
This screams beach, refreshing, summer!

This recipe needed to be kid friendly but also mom/dad friendly.  Normally I would make my cupcakes from scratch but not everyone has time for that so I did the next best thing – I enhanced a store bought mix using ingredients you already have in your house.

You will need:
watermelon
cake mix
flour
sugar
sour cream
butter
eggs
powdered coconut milk
icing sugar
blender or food processor
fine mesh sieve
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