Just when you thought chocolate couldn't taste any more delicious, mix in some Java and heaven becomes even more heavenly! This is a great cupcake if you're looking for a caffeine jolt in the form of a sweet treat. It's really easy, but looks pretty fancy. Plus the name is kind of fancy too being in French and all. For this recipe you’ll need…- Chocolate Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water...but you won't need the water for this one!)
- Store bought Vanilla Icing
- Coffee (enough to replace the water your cake mix calls for)
- 2 Tablespoons Coffee Flavoured Spirit or Liqueur
- Butter (room temperate...around 1/2 cup....but it's up to you)
- Icing Sugar (optional)
- Garnish Options: Chocolate Covered Coffee Bean or a Coffee Bean
Step 1: Preheat your oven as directed on the cake mix package. Add all the ingredients your Chocolate Cake Mix calls for EXCEPT for the water. Instead of the water, replace the called for amount with Coffee. You can use perked coffee or instant coffee, what ever you have on hand. Mix the ingredients together until it is smooth.
Step 2: Spoon the batter into your cupcake liners and bake as directed on the package. Once they are done baking, let them cool completely.
Step 3: Now for the yummy coffee flavoured icing…mmm. Using you mixer, throw in the vanilla icing, butter, and Coffee Flavoured Spirit or Liqueur and mix on high until smooth. If you don’t want to add alcohol, feel free to substitute it with coffee, but you’ll probably want to add more than 2 tablespoons to get the flavour in the icing. Give your icing a taste and if it's too buttery for your liking or too runny, add in some icing sugar.
Step 4: It's time to ice your cupcakes. I used a piping bag and tip #12. To top off this Chocolate Java treat, you can garnish it with a chocolate covered coffee bean or even a single coffee bean..
Happy Faking!
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