Coffee Cupcake

Coffee Cupcake

Ingredients

• Butter 110 gm
• Brown sugar 100 gm
• Dark brown sugar 100 gm
• Egg 2
• White flour 220 gm
• Baking soda ½ tsp
• Baking powder ½ tsp
• Vanillas extract ¼ tsp
• Instant coffee 1 tbsp
• Skimmed milk 125 ml

 Method

1. Beat butter and both brown and dark brown sugar until pale and creamy. Add 1 egg at a time beating after every addition. Incase the mixture splits slightly after being in the eggs don't worry it won't affect the outcome.
2. Sift the flour and both bicarb of soda and baking powder in a seperate bowl. In a jug combine the milk, vanilla extract and coffee powder and whisk well to combine.
3. Add 1/3 of the flour to the butter mixture beat well then add 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat well. Continue this process till all the flour and milk is used up. Do not over beat! Prehat oven to 180 C and line a cupcake tray with cases.
4. Spoon the mixture into the cases till 2/3rds full and bake for 15 to 20 minutes of until a skewer inserted comes out clean.Cool in tray for 10 and then on a wire rack till completely cool.

Coffee Butter Cream Icing

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter 150 gm
• Skim milk 1 tbsp
• Instant coffee 1-1/2 tbsp
• Hot water 3 tbsp
• Icing sugar 350 gm

Method

1. In a large bowl beat the butter, milk, espresso mixture and half the icing sugar until smooth. Then gradually add the remaining the icing sugar and beat till smooth. Use with chocolate or coffee cupcakes.