coffee & cookies & cupcakes & desserts & frosting & japanese 11 May 2009 06:45 am
Coffee + Donuts Cupcakes
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, so here’s just the recipe for the cupcakes. They are really excellent on their own.
ingredients:
1 stick butter, 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 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.
on 11 May 2009 at 8:40 am 1.Pink said …
Those are adorable!
on 11 May 2009 at 9:41 am 2.Casie said …
These would be perfect for a Simpson’s themed party!
on 11 May 2009 at 10:05 am 3.cheryl said …
does the coffee frosting harden like an icing? or is it more fluid? just wonderin’…gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
on 11 May 2009 at 11:00 am 4.LizAnderson said …
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?!
on 11 May 2009 at 3:55 pm 5.jennk/cinnamonquill said …
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!
on 12 May 2009 at 4:25 am 6.Heavenly Housewife said …
Gosh these are so cute, you are really creative!
on 12 May 2009 at 8:53 am 7.Liesl said …
HOW CUTE ARE THOSE!!! My husband would love these!! What a great idea for a cupcake!
on 12 May 2009 at 9:03 am 8.amy said …
cutecutecute!:)
on 12 May 2009 at 9:57 am 9.Stephanie said …
Soooo Sooo Cute!!!! I want a donut maker now!
on 12 May 2009 at 11:31 am 10.alicia said …
these are definitely cute! and i bet super yummy!
on 12 May 2009 at 2:21 pm 11.Michelle said …
How creative and cute!
on 14 May 2009 at 8:31 am 12.Trudie said …
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…
on 14 May 2009 at 8:43 am 13.redmenace said …
These are absolutely the cutest things I’ve ever seen. They might kill me, but I bet they are just delicious!
on 14 May 2009 at 10:06 am 14.justJENN said …
@Trudie What…paper? You mean what the donuts are sitting on? That’s a plate!
on 28 May 2009 at 10:21 am 15.AmyAnne said …
A mini donut maker?! Huh? I WANT one. I’ll be on eBay for the next hour…
Those cupcakes are awesome!
on 28 May 2009 at 3:37 pm 16.Nicole said …
I just followed the link over from Madly Creative.. and I’m swooning over these doughnut cupcakes! So cute!
on 02 Jul 2009 at 1:56 pm 17.jenni hwang said …
Wow. Thanks for posting this recipe! Love the site and blog! I’m a fan!
on 13 Jul 2009 at 7:18 pm 18.larissa said …
I’m in love!
on 26 Jul 2009 at 9:11 pm 19.Amanda said …
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
on 17 Sep 2009 at 9:29 am 20.Cheri said …
I also have a donut maker and am looking for a good recipe. Could you send me your donut recipe?
on 01 Nov 2009 at 8:42 pm 21.Nitikie said …
Hey, I’m also looking for a good donut recipe for the donut maker. Please send it to me.
Thank!
on 29 Dec 2009 at 6:30 am 22.cheryl said …
I would love to get your donut recipe. I just rec the donut maker and need a good recipe