STARBUCKS COFFEE CUPCAKES W/ BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

STARBUCKS COFFEE CUPCAKES W/ BUTTERCREAM FROSTING image

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 cup flour
1 Tbs finely ground coffee (or espresso)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
Pinch salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 Tbs VIA Italian Roast instant coffee
1 tsp warm water
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup sour cream
For the VIA buttercream you will need:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups confectioner's sugar
pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbs VIA Italian Roast instant coffee
1 tsp freshly "brewed" VIA
1 tsp milk or cream

Steps:

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and line your pan with paper liners. Sift the flour, ground coffee, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda andsalt into a small bowl. Stir in chocolate chips. In another small bowl,mix together water and instant coffee. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and egg until smooth. Whisk in instant coffee mixture and vanilla. Alternately beat in flour mixture and sour cream, making three additions of flour mix and two of sour cream. Scoop batter into pan, bake 20-25 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool on wire rack in pan for 10 minutes. Then remove from pan and cool completely. Then you: Beat together the butter, salt and sugar until well combined. Add vanilla and beat until frosting is smooth. In a small bowl or cup mix together the VIA granules, hot "brewed" VIA and milk or cream until the instant coffee is dissolved. Cool completely. Add coffee mixture to butter mixture and beat until smooth.