Cappuccino Cupcakes
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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12 cupcakes
ingredients
- 4.92 ml instant coffee powder
- 14.79 ml butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 29.58 ml caster sugar
- 29.58 ml self-raising flour
- 59.14 ml plain flour
- 40 g good quality dark chocolate, grated
- 236.59 ml thickened cream
- 4.92 ml drinking chocolate
- 4.92 ml cocoa powder
- cocoa powder, to serve
- chocolate-covered coffee beans, to serve
directions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole (2 tablespoon capacity) flat-based cupcake or patty pan with paper cases.
- Dissolve the coffee in 1 tablespoon of hot water in a small jug and stir in the butter.
- Using an electric hand mixer, beat the egg and sugar in a medium-sized bowl until pale and thick; sift the flours together over the egg mixture and using a large metal spoon, gently fold in until just combined; gently stir in the coffee mixture and the grated chocolate.
- Half fill each paper case with the mixture and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
- Leave the cupcakes standing in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the cream until it is thick; sift the drinking chocolate and cocoa over the cream and fold it through the cream to create a marbled effect; spoon the cream mixture over the cupcakes, dust with extra cocoa and top each cupcake with a chocolate-coated coffee bean.
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Reviews
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blue - a very moist and yummy cupcake here! I received 8 regular sized cupcakes in all with this recipe...I did fill about 3/4 full as other reviews stated they did not rise over the edge. The frosting really takes them over the top in flavor! I did end up with a lot of whipped topping leftover so saved that and served it with strawberries on the side the next night. A nice change to my standard cupcakes. I'm not sure what you meant by drinking chocolate but I used Hershey's Chocolate syrup since you called for only a teaspoon I felt it was the liquid syrup. I should have zmailed first and asked but no matter as the syrup worked fine in making the topping. Made for your win in Tag it Green in 123 Hits.
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I too only got 10 cupcakes out of this. They are not high rising over the top cupcakes, but they are good. I used instant espresso in place of the coffee. I wasn't sure what drinking chocolate was, so I guessed it to be hot cocoa mix and used that. The cream frosting was very good. Adopted for Please Review My Recipe Tag - Thanks! :)
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I too only got 10 cupcakes out of this. They are not high rising over the top cupcakes, but they are good. I used instant espresso in place of the coffee. I wasn't sure what drinking chocolate was, so I guessed it to be hot cocoa mix and used that. The cream frosting was very good. Adopted for Please Review My Recipe Tag - Thanks! :)
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