Here at Cafe2U, we know coffee and cake… and we LOVE cake nearly as much as we do our coffee! So to celebrate the Alzheimer’s Society National Cupcake Day on Thursday 18th June 2020, why not give this delightful coffee cupcake recipe a go?
This will give you the best of both worlds!
Ingredients
For the cake:
140g golden caster sugar
140g butter
3 large eggs
140g self-raising flour
2 tbsp instant espresso mixed with 1 tbsp water
A few chocolate-coated coffee beans to decorate (optional)
For the icing:
200g butter
200g icing sugar
2 tsp instant espresso mixed with 1 tbsp water
50g plain chocolate, melted
Method
1. Heat the oven to 170c/150c fan/gas.
2. Line 2 bun tins with fairy cake cases (18 in total).
3. Beat the sugar with the butter until light and creamy.
4. Beat in the eggs, one by one, adding 1 tbsp flour at the same time.
5. Beat in the rest of the flour and add your espresso.
6. Spoon the batter into the cake cases and bake for 17 mins, swapping trays after 12 mins.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
8. To make the icing, beat the butter until pale then gradually beat in the icing sugar.
9. Beat in the espresso and melted chocolate.
10. When the cakes are cool, swirl the icing on top.
11. Enjoy - and send us a picture of your finished cupcakes!