Mocha Coffee Cupcakes

You are going to love these Mocha Coffee Cupcakes. What could be better than mocha and coffee together? This is the perfect dessert to serve your book club or friends at the end of a party. The cake is just slightly sweet, and the little bit of coffee flavor in the frosting is the perfect compliment.

Though these delicious cupcakes do have coffee in the frosting, it’s only three tablespoons in the whole bowl, so I don’t think it will be enough to keep anyone up all night! My girls don’t like drinking coffee, but when it comes to mocha and coffee together, they can’t resist!

Mocha Coffee Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:
1 1/3 C flour
1/2 C cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1  C granulated sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 C soft sweet cream unsalted butter
1 egg
1/2 C whole milk

Frosting Ingredients:

3 C Powdered sugar
1/2 C cocoa powder
1 C sweet cream butter
5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
3 TBSP cooled freshly brewed coffee
(For frosting cupcakes,the Wilton 415-0906 Dessert Decorator Plus is amazing and it’s only about $10!)

Directions for Cupcakes:

-Preheat oven to 350.
-Line cupcake pan with paper cupcake liners.
-Cream sugar with butter until light and creamy.
-Add egg
-Add vanilla extract.
-In a separate bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa.
-Mix until thoroughly combined.
-Begin adding the dry mixture in with the butter and sugar combination.
-Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk.
-Gently stir in the fresh brewed coffee.
-Beat well until all combined.
-Scoop the batter into the paper liners until each cup is 3/4 filled.
-Bake at 350 for 21 minutes.
-Remove from baking pan and allow to cool.

Directions for Frosting:
-Put soften butter in the mixing bowl.
-Add powdered sugar and cocoa.
-Beat until the combination looks like little pebbles.
-Add whipping cream.
-Add brewed coffee.
-Mix until peaks appear.
-If this doesn’t peak then add 1/2 C more of powdered sugar.
-Continue to mix until the frosting forms peaks.
-Frost your usual way.
-Using a pastry bag add, your favorite tip and frost. You also can use a zip lock bag, cutting a corner adding a tip to frost your cupcakes.

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Mocha Coffee Cupcakes

You are going to love these Mocha Coffee Cupcakes. What could be better than mocha and coffee together? This is the perfect dessert to serve your book club or friends at the end of a party. The cake is just slightly sweet, and little bit of coffee flavor in the frosting is the perfect compliment.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 21 minutes

Total Time 41 minutes

Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

• Cupcake Ingredients:
• 1 1/3 C flour
• 1/2 C cocoa
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 C soft sweet cream unsalted butter
• 1 eggs
• 1/2 C whole milk
• Frosting Ingredients:
• 3 C Powdered sugar
• 1/2 C cocoa powder
• 1 C sweet cream butter
• 5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
• 3 TBSP cooled freshly brewed coffee

Instructions

• Cupcakes:
• Preheat oven at 350.
• Line cupcake pan with paper cupcake liners.
• Cream sugar with butter until light and creamy.
• Add egg
• Add vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa .
• Mix until thoroughly combined.
• Begin adding the dry mixture in with the butter and sugar combination.
• Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk.
• Gently stir in the fresh brewed coffee.
• Beat well until all combined.
• Scoop the batter into the paper liners until each cup is 3/4 filled.
• Bake at 350 for 21 minutes.
• Remove from baking pan and allow to cool.
• Frosting:
• Put soften butter in the mixing bowl.
• Add powdered sugar and cocoa.
• Beat until the combination looks like little pebbles.
• Add whipping cream.
• Add brewed coffee.
• Mix until peaks appear.
• If this doesn't peak then add 1/2 C more of powdered sugar.
• Continue to mix until the frosting forms peaks.
• Frost your usual way.
• Using a pastry bag add, your favorite tip and frost. You also can use a zip lock bag, cutting a corner adding a tip to frost your cupcakes.