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Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes (Mocha Cupcakes)
Easy, soft, moist chocolate coffee cupcakes recipe with espresso buttercream frosting. These mocha cupcakes are filled with ooey gooey caramel.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 50 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a mixing bowl, add eggs, oil, buttermilk, brewed coffee and vanilla extract. Mix on medium speed until everything is bubbly.
Eggs (Large)2Buttermilk1 cupCoffee (Freshly brewed, Strong, Room temperature)1 cup¼ cup Coffee (Freshly brewed, Strong)Vanilla extract1 tsp
2
In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder and baking soda together. Then, dump this dry mixture into the wet milk mixture.
Espresso powder1 tbsp½ tbsp Espresso powder
3
Mix everything until just combined. DO NOT overmix!
4
Pour this batter into cupcake liners. Bake at 350 degrees F for ⏱️ 18-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5
While the cupcakes are baking, start preparing the frosting. In a mixing bowl, add butter and shortening. Mix until they are thoroughly combined.
Shortening1 cup
6
Add cocoa powder, espresso powder and brewed coffee.
Espresso powder1 tbsp½ tbsp Espresso powderCoffee (Freshly brewed, Strong, Room temperature)1 cup¼ cup Coffee (Freshly brewed, Strong)
7
Mix until everything is smooth and creamy.
8
Add powdered sugar (1 cup at a time) and keep mixing.
9
Continue mixing until you end up with smooth and creamy icing.
10
Assembling
11
Use a big piping tip (e.g. Tip 1M) to make a hollow center in each cupcake.
12
Fill it with melted caramel. You can use store bought caramel sauce or melt some caramels in the microwave with some heavy cream.
Caramel sauce (Can use store-bought version too. )
13
Cover the top with the small cupcake piece you removed earlier.
14
Fill a piping bag with mocha frosting and attach Tip 1M. Pipe a swirly frosting design on top of the cupcake.
15
Finally, place a small yellow candy on the top. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
371 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
41 g
sodium Content
130 mg
protein Content
2 g
cholesterol Content
24 mg
carbohydrate Content
52 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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