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Mocha cupkaes
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Mocha Cupcakes

Soft and light mocha cupcakes are infused with the virtue of coffee and chocolate and frosted with vanilla buttercream.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Mocha Cupcakes
  • 120 ml Water ½ cup
  • 3 g Instant Coffee Powder 1½ tsp
  • 180 g Sugar(powdered) 1 cup
  • 113 g Butter ½ cup
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3 ml Vanilla Extract ½ tsp
  • 150 g Flour 1 cup
  • 26 g Cocoa powder ½ cup
  • 2 g Baking powder ½ tsp
  • 2 g Baking soda ½ tsp
  • 2 g Salt ½ tsp
Vanilla buttercream frosting
  • 113 g Butter ½ cup
  • 180 g Sugar(powdered) 1 cup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Method
 

Mocha Cupcake
  1. Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven at 180℃ (356℉).
  2. Line the cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
  3. Heat water and coffee powder till it simmers. Set aside.
  4. Ina bowl cream sugar and butter with a mixer on medium speed till light and fluffy.
  5. Add eggs and vanilla extract to the mixture and mix with a mixer on medium speed till it reaches a creamy consistency.
  6. In to this add coffee decoction and mix on med until the mixture is well incorporated.
  7. Sift in all the dry ingredients and mix on low speed till a smooth consistency is achieved.
  8. Pour the batter into a lined cupcake tray up to ¾ of height.
  9. Bake for 15-18 minutes at temp 180℃(356℉). When inserted with a toothpick in the center of cupcake it should come out clean.
  10. Take the cupcakes out from the cupcake tray immediately and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Vanilla Buttercream
  1. Ina bowl cream butter, sugar, and vanilla extract with a mixer till a creamy consistency is achieved. Use a piping nozzle or spoon to frost the cupcake with buttercream.

Notes

  1. If using dutch processed cocoa powder skip baking soda.