Coffee Cake Cupcakes Wonderfully rich coffee cake cupcakes topped with a coffee flavoured frosting. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Yield: 9

As a lot of what I bake goes to work, this weekend I decided to bake something for the family. I asked my husband what he would like and he asked for Coffee cake.

My mum makes a good coffee cake, although I managed a pretty good one too last year! So this time I decided to try it as cupcakes.

Recently, my sister said I never seemed to like my own cupcakes. It’s true that I’m pretty critical, but I will say if I like what I try. And yesterday, I definitely liked what I tried!

And don’t worry if you don’t have any espresso – I actually just used Kenco Millicano.

Recipe from The Boy and Me.

Ingredients for the Coffee Cake: 120g self-raising flour

120g caster sugar

120g butter

2 eggs

1tsp vanilla bean paste

1tbsp vanilla yoghurt

1 shot of espresso (30ml although I accidentally used 60ml)

1tsp espresso/coffee powder

Method:

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

Whisk in the eggs and vanilla extract

Sift the flour in with and mix thoroughly

Stir through the vanilla yoghurt and espresso shot gently

Fold in the coffee powder

Divide into cake cases and cook in a preheated oven (200°C/Gas Mask 6) for 12-15 minutes

Ingredients for the Coffee Flavoured Frosting: 140g butter – softened

280g icing sugar

1-2 tbsp milk

1tsp espresso powder

chocolate spread

Method:

Smear chocolate spread around the edges of a piping bag

Mix together the butter and icing sugar

Add the milk and espresso powder and beat until light and fluffy

Spoon into the chocolate coated piping bag

Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes using a large star nozzle. The chocolate spread will come out with the frosting giving it a great two tone effect.

I topped mine with what I thought were chocolate coated coffee beans. Turns out they were just coffee flavoured chocolate beans but they worked well either way!

These cupcakes were a definite hit in this house. And as the rain has finally stopped, we have just enjoyed them with a cup of coffee in the sunshine.

Have a great weekend,

Rachel x