How To Make Coffee Cupcakes -or Muffins-

If you are a fan of coffee you should not miss this simple recipe. Because it is not the same to accompany a cup of muffins with a coffee, than to enjoy delicious cupcakes with this unique and comforting flavor that so many addicts have in the world.

It is a simple and easy recipe that you will love to make for yourself or for any party or event. You dare? It is great for your breakfasts!

Coffee cupcake recipes

1. What do I need for the cupcakes?

• 1 tablespoon of ground coffee -or if you wish you can also use the coffee essence-
• 7o grams of butter
• 7o grams of brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 100 grams cake flour
• 1 tablespoon of liquid cream
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

2. What you need to cover your cupcakes

• 70 grams of butter
• 50 grams of brown sugar
• 50 grams of icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon of coffee – or coffee in essence-
• About ten coffee beans to decorate

3. How do I prepare it?

 Prepare the muffins:

• It is very easy, the first thing we will do is preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
• Now we will take a bowl or a bowl and we will start by putting the butter, the tablespoon of cream and the brown sugar. What we will do is beat it well until everything is very homogeneous. If you need it, you can melt the butter a little before to make it more manageable. What you believe.
• Now we add the egg with its white to the mixture to continue beating. If you have chosen the essence of coffee to make these cupcakes, it is time to add it.
• Now, in another container, what we will do is sift the cake flour, without forgetting the baking powder. If you have chosen to add the ground coffee, it is time to add that tablespoon. But remember, only if you have not put the essence before. We must choose one thing or another. Mix well to get an attractive smooth dough. Very easy!

• What do we do now? prepare your molds for cupcakes. The next thing will be to take them to the oven that we have previously heated. They will be ready in about 15 to 20 minutes. You will see how the dough rises, so be careful that they do not burn.
• After this time, we remove them and let them cool down a little, it’s almost ready!

 Prepare the topping for your coffee cupcakes:

• This is the funniest part. To make the coffee frosting, we will start by heating 100 grams of butter on the fire, along with the icing sugar and brown sugar. We move it well so that it does not mix. You’ll see how good it smells.
• Now, it is time to include either the coffee essence or the tablespoon of ground coffee. One thing or another, just like we have done with the cupcakes.
• Let this mixture cool a little and then, once it has consistency, spread the muffins or cupcakes with it. And what will we do last? Decorate them with some coffee beans. Now they really look delicious!

It is an elaboration to consume in moderation

Despite their fantastic organoleptic properties and the benefits of coffee consumption, these muffins are not suitable for daily consumption. They have a large amount of simple sugar in their composition, the excessive consumption of which can harm health in the medium and long term, according to the following article.

We are also facing a highly caloric product, due to the doses of butter it contains. For this reason, excessive consumption of them can unbalance our diet and therefore fall into a hypercaloric situation that would cause an increase in fat weight.

However, a healthy diet is one that is varied and balanced. Therefore, we do not recommend restricting the consumption of these foods. Only with a responsible and punctual intake of this type of sweets would be enough to enjoy its organoleptic properties without damaging our health in the long term. 

To keep in mind!

Coffee is a product with a great antioxidant capacity. Therefore we hope you will try this recipe that will allow you to consume this substance in a different way.

However, do not forget the importance of carrying out a varied and balanced diet in which the consumption of fresh products predominates over processed ones. All this combined with the practice of regular exercise.