It’s Chocolate Cupcake Day, so of course we are celebrating with a chocolate cupcake recipe. The secret to these cupcakes is the addition of ground coffee, and we recommend adding semi-sweet chocolate chips for enhanced indulgence! These are delicious plain, but for more flavor try our Cream Cheese Frosting or classic Peanut Butter Frosting.
What you’ll need:
1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened
cocoa powder - 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground coffee
- 3 tablespoons
butter, softened - 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 cups semi-sweet
chocolate chips, if desired
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease muffin tin or line with cupcake liners.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Add ground coffee and combine well.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix in vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture and milk alternatively, beating well until all ingredients are combined. If using chocolate chips, add now and mix with a spoon or rubber spatula. Spoon into the muffin tin, filling each cup about 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted into the middle of the cupcakes comes out clean. Serve warm, or wait until cool before frosting.
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These look outstanding!!! Is the coffee raw ground or instant granules. I would think the latter, but want to make sure.
Hi Diane,
Ground coffee will do – the finer the better.