ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Espresso Chocolate Cupcakes image

Provided by sweetunique

Time 1h

Yield Makes Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. In a small bowl, mix cocoa powder and Americano/coffee until it looks like a smooth chocolate sauce; set aside to cool.
In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until nice and fluffy.
Add vanilla and eggs one at a time, beating well after each one. Slowly add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until batter and mix for 2 minutes.
Add chocolate-coffee sauce mixture and mix the cake batter for 3 minutes on medium-high or until the batter is smooth.
Fill each muffin cup until 2/3 full. Bake about 25 minutes.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Frost each cupcake with a heap of Frangelico chocolate ganache.
Frangelico Ganache; In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream to a boil and immediately turn heat off. Add chocolate to the cream, stirring constantly until chocolate ganache is smooth. Add Frangelico liqueur and allow ganache to cool.
Once your cupcakes are assembled you can decorate then with sprinkles or crumbled flake chocolate.