Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes

This recipe is made from two flavors that I absolutely adore together. The coffee in the frosting makes the chocolate in the cupcakes far stronger. It's a very easy recipe to make as well, so if you aren't too comfortable in the kitchen, this is a great recipe to try out.

Typically, I upload foods from novels, memoirs or short stories, but this is a small break from that to share some of my own favorite recipes.

The recipe for the cake is the Never Failing Cake Recipe. It's a very basic chocolate cake recipe, which I have complemented with a coffee cream cheese frosting.

Serving Size: ~12 cupcakes

Recipe:

Toppings (optional):

• Strawberries

• Sprinkles

• Chocolate

  
  

Coffee Cream Cheese Frosting:

• 250g Powdered Sugar

• 113g Brick-Style Cream Cheese

• 55g Unsalted Butter

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

• 1 tsp Espresso powder

• 1 pinch salt

• 1-2 tbsp heavy cream or milk (optional)

Instructions:

1. To a stand mixer with the wired whisk attachment or a handheld beater, add the 55 grams of softened unsalted butter.

2. Beat the butter until it is soft and fluffy. To the butter, add the cream cheese, and continue beating until fully combined.

3. Once the butter and cream cheese are fully combined, slowly add the powdered sugar to mix. Make sure to add a couple of spoons at a time and then mix until they are all fully combined. Do this until all the powdered sugar has been used up.

4. Once the powdered sugar is fully combined, add the espresso powder, vanilla, salt and milk (only if the frosting is too thick). Beat the ingredients until they are fully combined.

5. Put the frosting into a piping bag with a star tip. Pipe little swirls onto the top of each cupcake.

6. Top with a cut strawberry and enjoy.