"A girl and her bed on Sunday is an endless love affair." This past Sunday I took a time- out from my "love affair," and managed to get myself out of my bed on what was a perfect lazy Sunday afternoon. I recently bought a new cook book of deluxe cupcake recipes from the famous Primrose Bakery in London. Usually I feel like weekends are always jam-packed with activities, so this event-free Sunday seemed like the perfect day to finally try out one of the recipes. I haven't baked gourmet cupcakes in a while so I was excited to get back in the kitchen!
I really like this cook book because it is full of gourmet cupcakes in a variety of different fancy flavors, but the recipes are kept simple and easy! The photography in it alone, makes you salivate. I decided to make coffee cupcakes, with dark chocolate- coffee buttercream frosting. I followed the cupcake recipe from the book, except I just made up my own frosting recipe. I found a giant block of bittersweet chocolate in our pantry, which inspired the frosting. Because why not combine two of the best flavors in life- coffee and chocolate!!! Make sure you try out the recipe because they are simply delicious!
Coffee Cupcakes:
Makes 12 Cupcakes
( *if you don't have self-raising four, just substitute with 1 tsp of baking powder)
8tbs unsalted butter at room temp
Coffee-Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
2 cups of confectioners sugar
half of a 3.5oz Ghirardelli 100% Cacao Bar
1 stick of butter
a splash of milk
half a teaspoon of vanilla
2 tsp of instant espresso (mix with a splash of hot water in a mug and whisk to dissolve)
Melt the chocolate until smooth over a double broiler on the stove, then set aside to cool some. Then cream together confectioners sugar, butter, espresso, vanilla, and milk. Then slowly add the melted chocolate as your beating the frosting in the mixer. Add more confectioners sugar until you reach your desired consistency. I topped my cupcakes with chocolate shavings, but chocolate covered espresso beans would be good decoration as well :)
Enjoy XO!
I really like this cook book because it is full of gourmet cupcakes in a variety of different fancy flavors, but the recipes are kept simple and easy! The photography in it alone, makes you salivate. I decided to make coffee cupcakes, with dark chocolate- coffee buttercream frosting. I followed the cupcake recipe from the book, except I just made up my own frosting recipe. I found a giant block of bittersweet chocolate in our pantry, which inspired the frosting. Because why not combine two of the best flavors in life- coffee and chocolate!!! Make sure you try out the recipe because they are simply delicious!
Coffee Cupcakes:
Makes 12 Cupcakes
( *if you don't have self-raising four, just substitute with 1 tsp of baking powder)
8tbs unsalted butter at room temp
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup of self-rising flour
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp instant espresso powder (dissolved with a little bit of hot water then set aside)
1/2 cup 2% milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees then line cupcake pans with liners. Cream together butter, sugars, vanilla, and espresso in the mixer. Then add eggs one by one. Then continue beating on low, and slowly add in the flour and milk, while alternating little by little. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes. Let them cool before frosting!
Coffee-Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
2 cups of confectioners sugar
half of a 3.5oz Ghirardelli 100% Cacao Bar
1 stick of butter
a splash of milk
half a teaspoon of vanilla
2 tsp of instant espresso (mix with a splash of hot water in a mug and whisk to dissolve)
Melt the chocolate until smooth over a double broiler on the stove, then set aside to cool some. Then cream together confectioners sugar, butter, espresso, vanilla, and milk. Then slowly add the melted chocolate as your beating the frosting in the mixer. Add more confectioners sugar until you reach your desired consistency. I topped my cupcakes with chocolate shavings, but chocolate covered espresso beans would be good decoration as well :)
Enjoy XO!
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