RECIPE
MOCHA CUPCAKES
T
he Mexican Mocha Cupcakes make an ideal delicacy for your family, especially during children’s
parties and as evening snacks. The preparation is hard but the result is worth it. You will
need a couple of cupcake pans and paper baking cups. You can top the cupcakes with finely
powdered sugar and cherries or other dry fruits of your choice. The ingredients are:
250 gr butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
60 gr dark chocolate
2 tablespoon instant coffee
1 tablespoon hot water
3 cups flour
8 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/4 cups skim milk
Powdered sugar
Dry fruits
Directions:
Preheat the oven at 175°C. Separate egg
yolks from egg whites. Beat butter and
sugar until obtaining a creamy texture,
while beating, add the egg yolks one at
a time. Melt the chocolate in a double
boiler and dissolve the coffee in hot
water. Add both ingredients to the butter
mixture and beat. Sift the flour with the
baking powder and add them to the butter
mixture and beat. In another bowl, beat
the egg whites until stiff and add them
to the previous mixture with wrapping
movements until well incorporated. Place
the paper baking cups in the baking pans
and fill them half way with the mixture.
Place the cupcake pans in the oven and
bake for about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove
the cupcakes from the oven and let them
stand until they cool. Top them with icing
sugar and/or dry fruits.
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