Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes With Mocha Frosting Recipes

SPECIAL MOCHA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat sugar, coffee, oil, eggs, vinegar and vanilla until well blended. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into coffee mixture until blended. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool., For frosting, in a microwave, melt chips and butter; stir until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and enough coffee to reach desired consistency. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Top with sprinkles; gently press down.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE CUPCAKES WITH MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.
• In a small bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk together together sugar and eggs until creamy.
• Add oil and coffee to your egg mixture. Whisk until well-combined.
• Slowly add dry ingredients into your bowl of wet ingredients and mix until well-combined.
• Add boiling water into your mix and whisk some more.
• Pour the batter into each section of your lined muffin pan, about 2/3 of the way in each.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when you insert it into the center of a cupcake.
• Cool completely on wire rack before decorating.
• To make mocha frosting, beat together butter, powdered sugar, milk, coffee and cocoa powder using an electric mixer.. Start on slow speed and gradually increase to high.
• The buttercream is ready once all ingredients are thoroughly combined, smooth and form semi-stiff peaks.
• Scoop buttercream into a large piping bag with Wilton tip #1M attached. Frost each cupcake by piping in a circular motion, starting at the edge and ending in the middle.
• Top each cupcake with one to three coffee beans.

MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir warm milk and coffee powder in large bowl until the coffee dissolves completely.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, melted butter, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract into the milk mixture until no clumps remain and you have a smooth frosting.

SPICE CUPCAKES WITH MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Stir in the coffee, butter and vanilla until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with coffee beans and candies if desired.