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Mocha Cupcakes
mini cupcake topped with bailey's buttercream, ready for devouring. photo by butterpony Give a medal for this photo

Mocha Cupcakes

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Yield: 24 Servings Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Coffee

(2.3, 3) 33% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 24 Servings
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur (such as Kahlua)
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup chopped walnuts; plus
12 walnut halves

Mocha Cupcakes Preparation

Grease a 12-cup mini-muffin tin or 6-cup regular muffin tin (or use cupcake-liners), set aside.

?Melt butter and chocolate together in the top of double-boiler or microwave (MED power), stirring occasionally until smooth.

?Cool mixture slightly, then stir in sugar until smooth.

?Whisk in egg, liqueur, espresso powder.

?Gently fold in flour and chopped walnuts (DO NOT OVERMIX).

?Spoon batter into prepared tin; filling each cup about 3/4 full and place a walnut half in center of each cup.

?Bake in a preheated oven (350F) for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean (Note: Baking time is given for mini-cupcakes).

?Cool cupcakes in the tin for 5 minutes before turning them out onto wire rack to cool completely.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 383
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    Mocha Cupcakes Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Horrible recipe. If I could give it negative stars I would. I followed this recipe EXACTLY to what it says and the cupcakes were in the oven for a horrendous amount of time and STILL didn't bake. Do not follow this recipe. Waste of my ingredients.
    2 years, 3 months, 50 minutes ago
    Horrible recipe. If I could give it negative stars I would. I followed this recipe EXACTLY to what it says and the cupcakes were in the oven for a horrendous amount of time and STILL didn't bake. Do not follow this recipe. Waste of my ingredients.
    2 years, 3 months, 3 days, 16 hours, 39 minutes ago
    [I posted this recipe.]
    3 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 9 hours, 43 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. mocha
    2. Sweet
    3. cupcakes
    4. Coffee
    5. American

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