Delicious Coffee Cupcakes Recipe
Here is a simple Coffee and Walnut cupcake sponge recipe.
- 250g unsalted butter
- 250g brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 250g plain flour
- 10g baking powder
- 4 teaspoons instant coffee in a little water
- 150g walnut pieces
Method
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating in-between each egg.
- Sieve the flour and baking powder together then fold into your cake batter.
- Add the walnuts and coffee mix
- Prepare tin with 12 to 15 cupcake cases
- Place in middle shelf of oven at 160c check after 20 mins, test with a knife in the centre, if it comes out clean the cup cakes are ready, if there is batter on it bake for a further 8 mins.
- The cakes should be a light golden brown in colour and firm but spring to touch, if you have a fan assisted, bake it at 155c.
Buttercream
- 250g butter
- 200g icing sugar
- 1 tea spoon vanilla essence or the seeds from one vanilla pod
- 20g cornflour
- 2 teaspoons of milk
- 4 teaspoons instant coffee in a little water
- 12 to 15 walnut halves
Method
Cream your butter and icing sugar and cornflour together with the vanilla flavour, coffee mix and milk.
Start at a slow speed so the sugar doesn’t fly everywhere, then give it a burst for about 2 mins until light and fluffy
Pipe or smooth the butter cream onto each cake and no licking your fingers
Place a walnut half on each cake
Next is to invite your friends over for a delicious cake, coffee and chat …