Coffee Cupcakes

A Delicious Cupcake Recipe Full of Flavor

This recipe for coffee cupcakes with walnuts is quick and easy to make. You can easily substitute the walnuts for pecans or simply leave them out if you don't like nuts.

The cupcakes are decorated with a butter cream icing, if you don't like a butter cream icing you can decorate these with a coffee flavored whipped cream.

To make this, whip your cream with a little sugar until almost stiff then add one to two tablespoons of cold strong coffee and beat until it is thick and spreadable. This can then be piped or spread over the tops of your coffee cupcakes.

Just a warning to those of you who are new to baking, be careful not to overbeat the cream as it can quickly turn into butter if over-worked.

If you are not sure, set the beater setting to slow once the cream has thickened slightly then stop every so often, lift the beater out of the cream and if the cream forms peaks and holds its shape your whipped cream is ready to be used.

This recipe makes about 24 coffee cupcakes

For the Cakes

1 1/2 cups of self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
200g (7oz) softened butter
1 cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
2 tablespoons instant coffee powder or granules
1/4 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

To Decorate

200g (7 oz) softened butter
1/2 cup of milk
1 tablespoon vanilla essence
8 cups of icing sugar
Red writing gel
Heart shaped sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 170C (340F)

Line two 12 hole cupcake tins with cupcake cases


1. Sift the flour and baking powder together.

2. Place the butter in a large bowl and beat for 1 - 2 minutes.

3. Add half of the castor sugar and beat for 2 minutes more.

4. Add the remaining castor sugar and beat again for 2 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.

5. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

6. Add the vanilla and beat until combined.

7. Add half of the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture, mix on low speed until well combined.

8. Dissolve the coffee powder in the boiling water and add to the cake mixture, beat until dissolved.

9. Mix in the remaining flour until just combined.

10. Fold in the chopped walnuts.

11. Spoon the cake mix into the cupcake papers until 3/4 full.

12. Bake for about 18 - 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cakes comes out clean.

13. Remove from the oven.

14. Remove the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and cool on a wire rack before frosting.


To Decorate the Coffee Cupcakes

1. Cream the butter for about 2 minutes.

2. Add the vanilla and milk and 4 cups of icing sugar beat again until smooth and fluffy.

3. Add the remaining icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy, if you find that the icing is to thick to spread add a little more milk. If it is to soft add more icing sugar.

3. Pipe or spread the frosting on top of the cakes, decorate with the writing gel and heart sprinkles.