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Coffee Cupcakes

Coffee cupcakes are the best vanilla cupcake soaked in sweetened coffee and frosted with a silky espresso French buttercream.

cake flour baking soda baking powder salt granulated sugar unsalted butter canola oil egg whites pure vanilla extract whole milk sour cream

Ingredients

CUPCAKES

COFFEE SOAK

coffee granulated sugar vanilla bean paste

egg yolks granulated sugar water unsalted butter espresso powder vanilla bean paste cocoa powder

buttercream

STEP 1: Mix the sugar with hot coffee. Once coffee is cooled, add the vanilla bean paste.

STEP 2: Whisk cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt & sugar. Beat in the butter & oil. Mix in egg whites & vanilla extract, then add milk & sour cream.

STEP 3: Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake at 350F for 16 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool.

STEP 4: Make one batch of French buttercream (swipe up for recipe). Once the buttercream is done, mix in the dissolved coffee & vanilla.

STEP 5: Poke a bunch of holes in the top half of the cupcakes. Drizzle the coffee over each cupcake, slowly, giving it time to soak into the cake.

STEP 6: Pipe the coffee buttercream on the cupcake & top with a dusting of cocoa powder.

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