Mocha Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting are a great dessert for anyone who loves chocolate and coffee.
Mocha drinks are delicious but the flavors of the chocolate and coffee are even better in desserts. One of my favorite mocha desserts is Mocha Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting. Each mocha chocolate cupcake is covered with mocha chocolate frosting. Mocha Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting are a great dessert for anyone who loves chocolate and coffee.
Mocha Cupcakes
Author: Sugar, Spice and Family Life
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 30
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1¾ cup flour
- 1½ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp. baking soda
- 1½ tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup hot coffee
Mocha Frosting
- 3½ cups confectioners' sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 Tbs. milk
- 2 Tbs. cold coffee
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, milk, vanilla extract and butter. Mix with an electric mixer mix for 2 minutes. Then hand stir in the coffee.
- Pour the batter into each cupcake liner until ⅔ full.
- Bake for 22 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pans for 5 minutes and then place cupcakes onto wire racks to cool completely.
Mocha Frosting
- In a bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In a bowl, cream butter. Gradually beat in sugar mixture, milk and coffee. Mix until fluffy.
- Spread or pipe frosting onto the cupcakes.
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