3 best ever coconut cupcakes Recipes

eggs, vegetable oil, apple sauce, sugar, brown sugar, crushed pineapple, well drained, vanilla extract, divided, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, grated carrots , grate on larger side of cheese grater, chopped pecans, butter, softened, cream cheese, softened, sugar, vanilla extract, fresh coconut, shaved and toasted for garnish (optional)

batter, unsalted butter, room temp, sugar, eggs, room temp, pure vanilla extract, pure almond extract, flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, buttermilk, sweetened, shredded coconut, cream cheese, room temp, unsalted butter, room temp, pure vanilla extract, pure almond extract, sugar, sifted (recipe called for 1 1/2 lbs but i liked it better this way, 1 1/2 lbs would have been too sweet to me)