For caffeine addict in all of us..
Vita asked me to make something for her movie night-in. I’ve had enough of chocolate-y and vanilla-ey stuff and she refused anything citrusy and a friend hated banana. Oh, I also had no creamcheese. This points to the obvious choice, Nigella’s Cappuccino Cupcake . I am a die hard coffee fan who could not resist the idea of cupcakes that SMELL like coffee and looking like a cup of latte... Plus it’s nigella.
oooo, suggestive ;)
I decreased the sugar to almost half, replaced the milk with instant coffemix powder diluted with water and added the espresso powder there. I also used regular chocolate ganache made with Lindt’s Milk Mocha Chocolate and heavy cream (and a splash of Kahlua.. come on.. BOOZE).
The batter quite probably the best mixture of raw eggs, flour and butter that I have ever tested. In into the oven, which was pre-heated to 180 instead of 200, shrugged and crossed my fingers. 20 Minutes later, my kitchen smells like HEAVEN (in a cup of latte). The cupcakes took the color of latte and it looked pretty ugly for cupcakes, which would be covered with sinful choklit ganache fortunately. I couldn’t wait until it cools and dove into one. It crumbles and I cried tears of joy. IT CRUMBLES. And the smell.. oh god… I could write a porn scene based on this cupcake episode.
However, the tasters think they need more sugar. Oh well, this is what happens when the bakers have their coffee black and no sugar (a constant source of amusement among my friends).
Since vita’s gonna bring those babies to movienight with three guys, I’m expecting marriage proposals soon.
oooo, suggestive ;)
I decreased the sugar to almost half, replaced the milk with instant coffemix powder diluted with water and added the espresso powder there. I also used regular chocolate ganache made with Lindt’s Milk Mocha Chocolate and heavy cream (and a splash of Kahlua.. come on.. BOOZE).
The batter quite probably the best mixture of raw eggs, flour and butter that I have ever tested. In into the oven, which was pre-heated to 180 instead of 200, shrugged and crossed my fingers. 20 Minutes later, my kitchen smells like HEAVEN (in a cup of latte). The cupcakes took the color of latte and it looked pretty ugly for cupcakes, which would be covered with sinful choklit ganache fortunately. I couldn’t wait until it cools and dove into one. It crumbles and I cried tears of joy. IT CRUMBLES. And the smell.. oh god… I could write a porn scene based on this cupcake episode.
However, the tasters think they need more sugar. Oh well, this is what happens when the bakers have their coffee black and no sugar (a constant source of amusement among my friends).
Since vita’s gonna bring those babies to movienight with three guys, I’m expecting marriage proposals soon.