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Easy Chocolate Coffee Cupcake Recipe

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  • Total Time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 24 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 Duncan Hines Divil’s Food Cake mix
  • 1 cup of cold strong brewed coffee
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup of oil
  • For the Frosting:
  • 1 cup of softened butter (or two sticks of butter)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 4 cups of powdered sugar (plus 2 cups extra)
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of milk – depending on how thick you want your frosting (can used any plant based milk substitute)
  • 2 to 4 drops of food coloring
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F
  2. In a stand mixer, mixing bowl add all ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes
  3. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
  4. Lightly spray the cupcake liners with spray oil
  5. Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full
  6. Bake for 18 to 21 minutes. Test with a toothpick after 15 minutes to see if they are done.
  7. Cool completely
  8. Frost and decorate

To Make the Frosting:

  1. Have your butter room temperature to start. Mix until smooth and fluffy the butter.
  2. Add the vanilla and the milk one tablespoon at a time to get the consistency you would like. Add food coloring.
  3. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time to get a thick consistency that will stand up but not too thick.
  4. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with a decorative tip.
  5. Decorate the cupcake and add sprinkles.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Additional Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 24
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