The idea of these cupcakes came from one of my favorite cookbooks “Chocolate and Coffee Bible” While thumbing it, looking for new chocolate-y goodness I stumbled upon a recipe for chocolate cupcakes. Now chocolate vanilla cupcakes are always welcome in my kitchen, but the thought of coffee chocolate cupcakes was haunting me.
For these cupcakes I advice you to use the best dark chocolate you have. I’ve used Green and Black’s organic dark 85% chocolate. It had a subtle bitterness which paired beautifully with the instant coffee in the cake. I also added some instant coffee to the frosting. Addictive!
Chocolate Coffee Cupcakes with Coffee Frosting
Yields 12 cupcakes
20 minPrep Time
17 minCook Time
1 hr, 30 Total Time
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Ingredients
- 2 oz dark chocolate
- 1 1/4 cup (150 grams) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup (125 grams) raw sugar
- 6 tbsp (85 grams) room temperature butter
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) fat free milk
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 tbsp instant coffee (powder) (espresso powder works just as well)
- 1 tbsp hot water
- 1/2 cup (113 grams) room temperature butter
- 2 1/4 cup (270 grams) confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp instant coffee (powder) (espresso powder works just as well)
- 1 tsp (or more if needed) cold coffee (liquid)
Chocolate coffee cupcakes
Coffee frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 12 cupcake cups with paper liners.
- Chop the chocolate and melt it in a heatproof bowl set over a pot with simmering water. Make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water. When melted set aside.
- In a mixing bowl sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl mix the coffee powder with the hot water.
- Add the butter, sugar and melted chocolate to the flour mixture and, with the paddle attachment on, start mixing, slowly adding the milk and the eggs. In the end add the coffee.
- Divide the batter between the 12 prepared cups and bake in preheated oven for about 17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before frosting them.
- To make the frosting, add the butter to a mixing bowl. With the whisk attachment on, whip the butter on medium to high speed for about 5 minutes, stopping once to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Reduce the speed to low and slowly add instant coffee and the sugar little by little waiting until it is mostly incorporated before adding more.
- Once all of the powdered sugar has been added, scrape the sides of the bowl, add the cold coffee and increase the speed to medium-high and whip until fluffy for about 2 minutes. If needed add more cold coffee.
- Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!
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Roxana has a passion for all things food, a sweet tooth that can’t be tamed and a severe case of the wanderlust
With an audience in search for real food and no fuss recipes, I make midweek meals exciting sharing approachable recipes, both sweet and savory, that taste completely sinful.
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I'm still in a huff about the new changes. I REFUSE to pay to promote my posts... On another note... Thank you so much for guest posting today you did a great job and it's such a lovely recipe. xoxo
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Thank you for the clarification on the FB pages... I was super confused! Still frustrating that they're making us do that, though. These cupcakes look lovely!
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Wendy Irene saysRoxana, I love how you tied a bow around the cupcake. That is such a lovely idea. It makes them look really special. The next time I have a birthday party maybe I'll do that with a ribbon the same color as the theme. Thanks for always inspiring me. To be honest, Facebook drives me bananas. Last night I was saying that I want to spend more time commenting on my friends’ blogs and less time on Facebook because I'm always frustrated when I am on there. Glad to know I'm not the only one. Have a beautiful day!
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Very very beautiful guest post! Thanks, Carrie, Roxan.I have been having problems with facebook too...
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- Mandy - The Complete Cook Book says
Your cupcakes are sooo pretty with the ribbon.:-) Mandy
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I hate all the changes FB makes, and this one is just too much!! I am going to have to take your idea, and put this in a post, so hopefully people will subscribe!Cupcakes look amazing!
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- Anna says
Thank you so much for posting this! It's beyond frustrating to deal with all the changes on FB... These cupcakes look too good to eat but I love coffee in my desserts so I would love them!
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- Karen says
These look soooo good, and beautiful photos too! Thanks.
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- Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
Ok, there's a cookbook called "Chocolate and Coffee Bible"?! Must add to my collection. These are my kind of cupcakes!
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- Mihaela says
Roxana, love the cupcakes, I should add that book to my collection too :)
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- Kate | Food Babbles says
Oh my goodness! I am so very frustrated with Facebook and ever so lonely as well. It's so hard to engage with people when they don't even see your posts. I have about had it with them. On another note, I love these cupcakes! Gorgeous photos and they sound absolutely delicious.
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- Terra says
All the Facebook changes are making me go bonkers, LOL! Heading over to enjoy your beautiful recipe, they sound DELICIOUS:-)Love your pictures! Hugs, Terra
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- Baker Street says
I have the same book and its delicious! I've noticed this recipe but just never got around to making! Great looking cupcakes, Roxanne! :)
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- The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says
Oooh, those look amazing. I love a good cup of coffee with whipped cream...This looks so good.Regarding Facebook, don't believe everything you read. Everyone said we'd be paying to even be a part of it; we're not. The paid promoting is the same thing as creating an ad. For just having a page, nah. If they tried to do that, everyone would just create a new 'person' for their business.
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- Carolyn says
LOL, you go girl! I don't really use my FB page much anyway, so I'm not going to worry about it too much. Gorgeous cupcakes!
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- The Wimpy Vegetarian says
No way I'm breaking into my piggy bank to pay fb either! Crazy. These cupcakes look killer. I love coffee and chocolate together!
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- vianney says
OMG!! I am still trying to graps stumble upon and pinterest and now more changes to FB!! I misssed your blog! These cupcakes are goregous, heading over to check them out!
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- Eileen says
Beautiful cupcakes!!!
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I'm with you and not very happy with facebook. Your cupcakes on the other hand make me very, very happy!
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- Kitchen Belleicious says
i had no idea about this facebook change. I am beginning to kind of not like FB anymore. You would think they would listen to people more than do their own thing. I will make sure to add you to my show in news feed. Loving these cupcakes
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- Magic of Spice says
First off, your cupcakes are gorgeous! Next...yikes, I did not realize those changes, will have to go in and check the pages I follow!
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- Tanantha says
SInce I got back from Thailand, I haven't baked anything. None! Thanks to your blog to inspire me to bake something and get hungry everything I'm here!
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- Patty says
It's not easy keeping up with all the changes at Facebook but well worth the trouble to make sure you don't miss the updates from favorite bloggers!Your coffee flavored cupcakes look heavenly;-)
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- Jen Laceda @ Tartine and Apron Strings says
absolutely delicious-looking cupcakes! this should be great in the morning - hehe! so what are all these changes happening in FB? they will now charge for feeds to appear on pages? so no more free link sharing?? oh no!
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Roxana...these cupcakes and your food styling and photography are just stunning! Coffee and chocolate in a cupcake for me...well that's breakfast! Thanks for the heads up on the facebook stuff. I am so challenged by all this social media...especially facebook. So please....I'll do anything if you just help (drag) me through it!!! : )
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Beautiful cupcakes Roxy! Love the presentation and your photos are just so darn tempting to me! I haven't look into facebook's new settings lately...I just set what i need to and let it go! i don't let them get to me LOL! Lovely post! Have a nice night!
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- Liren says
I can't keep up with all the changes. Grrr. But hey, a coffee cupcake? Yes please!
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Wow Roxana, photos of your delicious coffee cupcakes are AMAZING!!! They look so real, like right in front of my eyes! I can almost grab one for my coffee break... Tsk tsk, I gotta make my own one day so I have a real treat in front of me! Really delicious looking cupcakes Roxana!
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Thank you for the FB updates - I can't keep up with them all. Coffee and a cupcake all rolled up into one neat package - this is perfect. Very pretty.
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I love coffee cake!These look gorgeous! And such a nice touch with the bow!!!
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Coffee brings out the best of chocolate so nicely. I bet these were a hit, Roxana. Will check out your guest post. :)
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Anything with coffee is a hit with me. In cupcake form is even better. FB keeps on changes things that it's becoming harder and harder to keep up with them.
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I hate the FB changes too. I am not going to pay them to share my posts!!And um, this cupcake looks amazing! I love all things coffee-flavored!
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- Jaina says
WARNING: i had to make 4 batches of frosting for 24 cupcakes.
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- Roxana says
Hi Jaina, Thanks for the advice. I'm assuming you topped your cupcakes with much more frosting than I did. Roxana
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- Steph says
At what point do you add the 1/2 c sugar to the cupcake batter? I can't seem to find it in the recipe. Thanks!
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- Roxana says
Hi Steph, I apologize for that. I just edited the recipe. You add the sugar with the butter.
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- Cathy Perez says
These are unique, a must try, Pinned!
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