Espresso Cupcakes

Espresso cupcakes

This recipe is shared by my sister. 

Espresso Coffee Choc Cupcakes

Preheat oven 180°c

Bake time : 20mins

Ingredients

100g dark choc, chopped

150gm unsalted butter at room temperature

2 eggs

100gm castor sugar 

2 tbsp cocoa powder

100gm self-raising flour

2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp boiling water

40gm choc-covered coffee bean (i didnt use) 

Butter cream:

100gm unsalted butter

100gm icing sugar sifted

2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp boiling water

Dark choc, finely grated

Steps :

1. Melt chopped dark choc in bowl over a pan of simmering water, set aside to cool

2. Beat butter n sugar till pale n fluffy

3. Beat in eggs, one at a time, 

4. Stir in melted choc n cocoa powder, mix well

5. Sift flour into mixture n stir in. 

6. Stir in coffee, followed by coffee bean

7. ** i added 4 tbsp milk

8. Bake for 20mins or until a skewer inserted in d centre n comes out clean

9. Cool on rack.

Topping

Beat butter, icing sugar n coffee untill pale n fluffy

Sprinkle finely grated dark choc

This espresso sachet gives strong coffee taste that we like!