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Coffee cupcakes topped with coffee buttercream on a wooden board with cake forks at the side.

Coffee Cupcakes

Delicious coffee cupcakes that are easy to make and packed full of coffee flavour. Perfect topped with coffee buttercream. Recipe VIDEO below.
4.24 from 26 votes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tbsp coffee powder - or instant coffee granules ground in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar
  • 150 g self-raising flour
  • 165 g soft light brown sugar
  • 165 g soft margarine - or butter
  • 3 medium eggs
  • tsp milk
  • tsp salt

Extras

  • 12 cupcake cases

RECIPE VIDEO

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Pre-heat your oven to 160ºC/140ºC fan.
  • Place your cupcake cases into a muffin tin.
  • Sift the self-raising flour (150g), coffee powder (10g) into a large bowl and salt (⅛ tsp). Add the remaining ingredients (3 medium eggs, 165g soft margarine, 165g soft light brown sugar and 1½ tsp milk) and mix until fully combined (either by hand or using an electric mixer on a low speed).
  • Divide the mixture equally between the muffin cases (I use a cupcake scoop to help split it evenly).
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Leave the cupcakes to cool in their tins for about 10 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool fully before decorating.

NOTES

These cupcakes are topped with coffee buttercream or if you prefer a different flavour then take a look at my cupcake index where you’ll find a selection of different ones to try.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 81mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 550IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Course: Dessert