COFFEE CREAM & WALNUT CUPCAKES
Retro favourite coffee and walnut cake in a cupcake version, with a choice of luxurious mascarpone topping or classic buttercream
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Afternoon tea, Treat
Time 30m
Yield Makes 12 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and make sure there's a shelf ready in the middle. Line a 12-hole bun tin with fairy cake cases. Beat the butter, sugar, flour and eggs with 4 tsp of the coffee and a pinch of salt until creamy. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
- Spoon the mix into the cases (start by adding 1 heaped tsp to each, then go back and top them up - that way they should all be of equal size), then bake for 18-20 mins until light golden and springy. Cool for a few mins in the tin, then lift the cakes out and cool completely on a rack.
- Put the mascarpone, 3 tsp more of the coffee and the sugar into a large bowl, then beat together. Spread a dollop of the coffee cream onto the top of each cake, then finish with a walnut half. The cakes are best if they're iced fairly near the time of eating, so if you're making ahead, whip up the mascarpone mix, keep in the fridge, beat it again, then spoon onto the cakes just before serving. Un-iced cakes will keep up to 2 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 18 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.29 milligram of sodium
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