CAPPUCCINO CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE MASCARPONE FROSTING

Cappuccino Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Mascarpone Frosting image

Provided by TeksGlutes

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 24 Cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons coffee extract
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
16 ounces mascarpone cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
2 lbs confectioners' sugar
cinnamon, for garnish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Mix flour, powder, and salt together and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy in mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add coffee extract.
Alternately add dry ingredients and half and half, beating till smooth.
Pour into prepared tins and bake 25 minutes or till tester comes out clean.
Cool completely. Frost with cream cheese-mascarpone frosting and dust with cinnamon.
Frosting:.
With an electric mixer, beat the butter and mascarpone cheese together until fluffy.
Add the vanilla paste and the sugar incrementally, until fully incorporated.