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Caramel Mocha Cupcakes

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A decadent mix of coffee, chocolate, and brown sugar create a delicious cupcake worthy of your morning cup o’ joe!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 1-½ cup Cake Flour
  • ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ cups Unsweetend Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 5 Tablespoons Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Distilled White Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1-¼ cup Strong-brewed Coffee, Cooled
  • _____
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 stick Butter, Softened
  • 1 package (8 Oz. Package) Cream Cheese, Softened
  • 1 cup Packed Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Instant Espresso Powder

Preparation

For the cupcakes:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners. In a small bowl, sift together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium-high, mix together oil, vinegar, vanilla, and coffee until well combined. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth. (Batter will be runny.)
3. Divide batter into the 12 lined muffin cups, filling about 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating pan after 10-15 minutes. Test with a toothpick.
4. Take cupcakes out of the tin and cool on a wire rack until completely cool. Then frost with the icing below.

For the frosting:
1. In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer, mix together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the brown sugar and espresso powder until thoroughly mixed.
2. Put the icing in a piping bag (or a Ziploc bag, cutting off a corner) and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

Enjoy!

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crowsbaby102 on 3.20.2011

This was an excellent recipe! Very easy to follow and complete. I did find that cupcakes were not as moist as I would like and in my second attempt I used 6 tablespoons of olive oil and that did make them more moist. I did top them with a caramel butter-cream and caramel drizzle. They were a huge hit at work with the 20-30 women I work with! Thank you for the great recipe!

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