Cappuccino Cupcakes
Look at this cute little cupcake!! Yes, there actually IS a cupcake in that pretty little cup! It’s a special silicone cup specifically for baking…but I couldn’t resist disguising the yummy cappuccino cake inside to ACTUALLY look like a cup of foaming cappuccino! 😀Such cuteness!!! I almost didn’t have the heart to eat it! ALMOST! 😉
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 180gm (after measuring this out, remove 2 tbsp. of flour and put it back in the flour bag. Replace it with 2 tbsp. of cocoa powder to bring it back to the original measurement)
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1 tbsp. instant coffee powder dissolved in 1 tbsp. hot water
- 2 large eggs use 3 if you have small eggs
- 1/2 cup milk 100ml
- 3/4 cup sugar 150gm
- 1/2 cup butter/margarine 112gm
Other Ingredients
- 1 cup whipping cream cold
- 2 tbsp. icing sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
- 1/2 tsp. instant coffee powder
- 1/2 tbsp. cocoa powder to give it a slightly cream color
Instructions
- Here are how the cups look: silicone cupcake molds, more cupcakesGrind the sugar to a powder and set aside.Sift the flour with the cocoa twice and set aside.Grease and line an 8″ round pan or prepare your cupcake pans or silicone cups. Preheat oven to 170 C.Beat the butter with the sugar until light and creamy. Then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.Now add a third of the flour and beat until combined, then add half the milk. Again beat the batter until milk is mixed in. Add another third of the flour, mix it in, and then add the remaining milk. Finally add the last of the flour, coffee and the vanilla essence. Beat just until everything is well combined.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes for a big cake or 12-15 minutes for cupcakes, or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.Remove from pan and let cool completely before frosting.For Creamy Frothy Frosting:Whip everything together over icy water until soft peaks form. Using an icing bag (star nozzle) pipe the cream in waves over the cupcakes. Dust some cocoa powder or cinnamon powder over the frosting.ENJOY! 🙂
Notes
Tip#1: Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature for best results
Tip#2: For an extra intense coffee flavor, once the cake/cakes have cooled, poke holes into it with a toothpick, then mix another 1 tsp. of instant coffee with 1 tbsp. hot water or hot milk, and using a brush, drizzle this coffee into the cake/cakes.
Salam, can this recipe be tried with Microwave oven?
W/Salaam. Sorry but am not a fan of using the microwave for cooking/baking as it is not very healthy to do that. If you have baked before in your microwave then yes you can. Have you tried baking on the stove top?
what is this self raising flour?plz tell in urdu
I don’t speak Urdu, but it is plain flour with baking powder added to it. Read this note. SR Flour
can v use oil instead of butr?
No, best to use butter.
I do not have a grinder to grind the sugar to a powder.
What may i do instead ?
Use the sugar as it it, just mix it well with the butter. 🙂
Okay 🙂 Thank you so much for your quick reply 😀
I’ll try this recipe soon 🙂
Asa love your recipes jazakillah khair. can cake doughs b prepared a day or two before actually baking them. want to make them (plain cake or pound cake) for breakfast but dont have enough time.plz advise
Thanks. Best to bake them then wrap the cakes in cling film and refrigerate until needed. Making the batter early will make the baking powder lose it’s strength.
Salam. Can I use caster sugar
Salam. Can I use caster sugar instead of grinding the sugar?
W/Salaam, yes…the two are
W/Salaam, yes…the two are the same thing. Caster sugar is basically fine/ground sugar.
salam
salam
i ve tried this recipie but when i add the egg into butter n suger mixture ,it crumble..like butter n eggs didnt seem to mix well though i mix the eggs one by one beating well…plz tell me why this happened?.
W/Salaam, are the eggs
W/Salaam, are the eggs slightly cold when you add them? Although it really does not effect the results of the cake, but try and ensure the eggs are completely at room temperature when you begin. Adding 1 tbsp of flour with the egg does seem to help stabilise the batter from curdling.
also tell me what basic
also tell me what basic precaution we should take when adding eggs to butter n suger mixture..this happens with me everytime when i mix eggs with butter sugar mixture.never seems to incoporate well.
Can I make cup cakes on the
Can I make cup cakes on the stove? using the method you have tried for the marble cake?
Yes you can. They would take
Yes you can. They would take a shorter time to bake than the whole cake.