*listed as one of the 20 Most Inventive Cupcakes Known to Man*
All the coffee lovers in the house say HEY…HO! I LOVE coffee. I thought it’d be cute to make Coffee+Donuts Cupcakes, using the coffee cupcake and frosting as a nice flavorful base. I know not everyone has a Mini Donut Maker
ingredients:
1/2 cup butter (1 stick) softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
1/8 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
(coffee frosting recipe, below)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep a cupcake pan with liners.
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Combine the coffee and milk, set aside.
Alternate the flour and the coffee mixture into the butter mixture, beating until combined.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for about 15-20 minutes depending on your oven. Let cool on a wire rack.
The cakes become more coffee-vescent the longer they sit. These make a really nice cake as is. The coffee frosting is just a nice touch.
Coffee Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
2-1/2 Tablespoons coffee
1 Tablespoon milk (as needed)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
In the bowl of an electric mixer cream butter, carefully adding the sugar, coffee, and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy. Add a little of the milk at a time to get the right consistency. Turn the mixer up to high and beat well.
Quite obviously, if you have a donut maker OR a tiny sous chef to help sprinkle the donuts: top these with a donut to make coffee+donut cupcakes. Or just buy mini donuts from the store, they make a really cute presentation.
Then you can just top these with a donut to make coffee+donut cupcakes. Or just buy mini donuts from the store, they make a really cute presentation.
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Those are adorable!
These would be perfect for a Simpson’s themed party!
does the coffee frosting harden like an icing? or is it more fluid? just wonderin’…gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
Holy Cow!
Tell me I’m no the only person on the planet with a late 70′s era donut baker?????
Seriously. We still haul it out. It uses Jiffy Cake Mixes, so what’s not to love?!
Finally, now I know what I can do with the mini donut pan I have! These are way twee, can’t wait to try them!
Gosh these are so cute, you are really creative!
HOW CUTE ARE THOSE!!! My husband would love these!! What a great idea for a cupcake!
cutecutecute!:)
Soooo Sooo Cute!!!! I want a donut maker now!
these are definitely cute! and i bet super yummy!
How creative and cute!
These are awesome! Totally going into my recipe file. On a totally weird note, where did you get the paper? I need some like that…
These are absolutely the cutest things I’ve ever seen. They might kill me, but I bet they are just delicious!
@Trudie What…paper? You mean what the donuts are sitting on? That’s a plate!
A mini donut maker?! Huh? I WANT one. I’ll be on eBay for the next hour…
Those cupcakes are awesome!
I just followed the link over from Madly Creative.. and I’m swooning over these doughnut cupcakes! So cute!
Wow. Thanks for posting this recipe! Love the site and blog! I’m a fan!
I’m in love!
Hey, I just bought a donut maker. I was looking for good recipes and I found your blog, could you send me your donut recipe? They look really tasty
Thank you
I also have a donut maker and am looking for a good recipe. Could you send me your donut recipe?
Hey, I’m also looking for a good donut recipe for the donut maker. Please send it to me.
Thank!
I would love to get your donut recipe. I just rec the donut maker and need a good recipe
hi jenn! i had a question… you said 1 stick of butter for the cupcake… so is that actually a stick (which is half a cup) or a cup of butter? because for the frosting you used a cup of butter (but then wrote a stick next to it) or maybe im the only person who buys butter that is half a stick.. I DUNNO! but it would be great if you could get back to me on that! THANKS! and BTW I LOVE YOUR STUFF. you’re such a genius
@Rebecca
Sorry, I didn’t realize how jacked up this recipe was! I will be more consistent with the stick no stick from now on. I’ve adjusted it, see above – and YES you are the only person who buys half sticks of butter! I WISH I could find half sticks! Awesome!
WOW! thank you for fast reply
Can i please have the recipe for your mini donuts?They are so cute- i went out and got a mini donut maker. Thanks
Sorry everyone!! I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for some time, I use a variations on this, but here is my base recipe that I use for the baked donuts.
Do I use the cake batter in the donut maker as well or is there a different recipe for the donuts? Thanks! Super cute idea.
Your coffee + donut cupcakes were featured on cupcake of the day!
Damn internet. http://blog.girlybubble.com/2011/02/26/cupcake-of-the-day-doughnuts-2/
Unfortunately they didn’t credit you.
@Janine
Thanks for the heads up!
Does this recipie make 12 or 24 cupcakes?
Hi Jenn,
I bought two mini doughnut pans at the Wilton sale and I thought Coffee and Doughnuts cupcakes sounded like a cute idea… goggle them and I find you! =) Great minds think alike! I’m going to have to try something like this!
I just made these and I got 12 cupcakes out of the batter. This batter didn’t rise like I expected but that may end up being ok since I still have to ice them and put the donuts on. Very yummy batter.
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really useful , thanks for sharing
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