Chocolate-Coffee Cupcakes

I made this recipe today for the first time by combining and editing several recipes that I found in a magazine. I used a basic chocolate cake recipe and swapped the milk for strong coffee.  I was lucky that it worked first time round and that I got the quantities of coffee correct. This is a very rich cake but extremely addictive (I may or may not have eaten 3 of them today).


I recommend using my recipe for a Chocolate-Coffee Buttercream recipe. http://12557keepcalmandbakeon.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/chocolate-coffee-buttercream.html


Serves 12

Ingredients

125g margarine

125g caster sugar

2 large eggs

125g self raising flour

25g cocoa powder

2 tbsp strong coffee

Method

1) Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C.

2) Cream together the margarine and butter until light and fluffy.

3) Crack the eggs into a mug and beat together lightly with a fork.

4) Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl and mix together.

5) Beat the eggs, a little at a time, into the margarine and sugar.

6) Fold in the flour and cocoa powder mixture using a spatula or metal spoon, until completely combined.

7) Add the coffee and milk to the mixture and combine.

8) Fill the cupcake cases to 2/3 full and put in the oven for 12-18 minutes (depending on the size of the case). The cake will retain its shape when gently presses, if it is cooked.

9) Remove from the oven. Leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

10) Finally,  ENJOY.