Cappuccino Cup Cakes Food

CAPPUCCINO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line 12 muffin cups (standard size).
• In bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon and salt.
• Beat butter and sugar about 2 minutes until light colored and smooth.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• On low speed, add flour mixture, alternating with brewed coffee.
• Fill each muffin cup with 1/3 cup each.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, or firm to the touch.
• Let cupcakes cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes, and then remove from pan and let cool completely.
• While cooling cupcakes, in a small bowl combine instant coffee, vanilla and 1 tsp of warm water.
• Stir until coffee is dissolved.
• Stir in vanilla frosting until blended and no streaks remain.
• Frost cupcakes.

CAPPUCCINO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a 12-hole (2 tablespoon capacity) flat-based cupcake or patty pan with paper cases.
• Dissolve the coffee in 1 tablespoon of hot water in a small jug and stir in the butter.
• Using an electric hand mixer, beat the egg and sugar in a medium-sized bowl until pale and thick; sift the flours together over the egg mixture and using a large metal spoon, gently fold in until just combined; gently stir in the coffee mixture and the grated chocolate.
• Half fill each paper case with the mixture and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
• Leave the cupcakes standing in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the cream until it is thick; sift the drinking chocolate and cocoa over the cream and fold it through the cream to create a marbled effect; spoon the cream mixture over the cupcakes, dust with extra cocoa and top each cupcake with a chocolate-coated coffee bean.

CAPPUCCINO "CUP" CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 10 coffee mugs with nonstick spray.
• In a small bowl combine instant coffee and 2 tablespoons hot water. Mix and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine cake mix, milk, oil, eggs and half the coffee. Mix until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cake batter. Fill coffee mugs 2/3 of the way with cake batter. In small bowl combine remaining coffee, cocoa powder and reserved cake mix and mix well. Add 1 tablespoon of the mixture to each mug and swirl into batter with a toothpick or skewer.
• Place mugs on a baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes come out clean. Allow to cool.
• Mix vanilla extract together with whipped topping. Place a dollop of the topping onto each cake. Dust topping with ground cinnamon and insert the cinnamon sticks into the cakes.

CAPPUCCINO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package, substituting coffee for the water and blending sour cream and cinnamon into batter before spooning into paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake as directed on package for cupcakes; cool completely.
• Meanwhile, prepare Vanilla Creme Frosting or Sour Cream Ganache Frosting (see Tips). Spread onto cupcakes.

CAPPUCCINO-CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 standard muffin cups with paper liners. In a small bowl, combine espresso powder and 2 teaspoons hot water. Stir espresso and chocolate into batter; divide among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes, rotating halfway through. Let cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to racks and let cool completely. (Unfrosted cupcakes may be stored, in airtight containers, at room temperature, up to 2 days.)
• Set a large bowl over (not in) a pot of barely simmering water. Add sugar, egg whites, and cream of tartar and whisk constantly until mixture is warm and frothy and sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove bowl from heat and, using an electric mixer, beat on medium until soft peaks form, about 4 minutes. Increase speed to high and beat until whites form medium-stiff, glossy peaks, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer frosting to a large zip-top bag and snip a 1/4-inch hole in one corner. Frost cupcakes, then finely grate some chocolate on top.