In case you missed yesterday's post, tomorrow is National Coffee Day!! To go along with your day of celebration I found these adorable coffee inspired cupcakes. The original blogger, Kim's Kitchen, created these sweet treats for her brother-in-law's rehearsal dinner as he met his bride-to-be at a Starbucks. Now how cute is that themed rehearsal dinner idea?
These sweet treats are created with inspiration from the Caramel Frappucinos from Starbucks. Enjoy!!
Cupcake Batter:
3/4 cup whole or low-fat milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 package of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
1 tbsp vanilla
3 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of another pack of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
2 teaspoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cup white sugar
4 eggs, yolks and whites separated
1. Heat the milk in the microwave or on the stove until hot – stop short of a simmer. Stir in the instant coffee until well blended. Add the vanilla and set aside.
2. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, soda, salt, ground coffee and cocoa.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment until creamed. It should be slightly fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
4. Add 2/3 of the flour mixture and the sour cream. Add the remaining flour mixture and milk. Beat until smooth. Scrape all the batter out into a separate bowl and wash the mixer bowl thoroughly.
5. Switch to the whisk attachment and beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. They will hold a stiff peak but they will still slip around a little in the bowl.
6. Fold the egg whites into the cake batter gently, folding the batter around until well combined.
7. Fill cupcake liners with batter and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes (they baked up surprisingly fast).
Coffee Mousse: (the yummy filling!!)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 large egg yolks
1/3 cup water
1 package of Starbucks Via Caramel flavored coffee (You can find this at Walmart in the coffee aisle for about $7 a bag – so make sure you make these cupcakes to make that one ingredient worth this one expense!)
2 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
1. Whisk sugar, yolks, water and Starbucks via in large metal bowl.
2. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bowl to touch water); whisk until candy thermometer registers 160°F, about 8 minutes.
3. Remove bowl from over water. Using electric mixer, beat egg mixture until cool and thick, about 5 minutes.
4. Beat cream in another large bowl until stiff peaks form.
5. Fold cream mixture into egg mixture.
Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
3/4 cup sugar
4 egg whites
3 sticks unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1. Heat sugar, egg whites, and salt in a heatproof mixer bowl set over a pan of simmering water, whisking until sugar dissolves and mixture registers 160 degrees on a candy thermometer.
2. Return bowl to mixer, and whisk, gradually increasing speed from low to medium-high, until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 10 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add butter, a few pieces at a time, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in vanilla. Switch to a paddle attachment and beat until air bubbles are gone, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Now it is time to put it all together!!!
To assemble the cupcakes:
1. Once cupcakes are cool, core out the center of each one. Using a pastry bag, pipe a small amount of caramel sauce, then pipe coffee mousse until the center is almost full, and then top with another piping of caramel.
2. Once all cupcakes are filled, pipe swiss meringue buttercream onto each one using a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
3. Lastly, use a sturdy plastic freezer bag or disposable plastic pastry bag with a small hole cut out of it and drizzle caramel (you can buy this in jar at the store) on top of each cupcake.
Now for the special part, take some Starbucks straws, cut them down and add the decoration to your cupcakes!
These sweet treats are created with inspiration from the Caramel Frappucinos from Starbucks. Enjoy!!
Cupcake Batter:
3/4 cup whole or low-fat milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 package of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
1 tbsp vanilla
3 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons of another pack of Starbucks Via Instant Coffee
2 teaspoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
1 1/2 cup white sugar
4 eggs, yolks and whites separated
1. Heat the milk in the microwave or on the stove until hot – stop short of a simmer. Stir in the instant coffee until well blended. Add the vanilla and set aside.
2. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, soda, salt, ground coffee and cocoa.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar with the paddle attachment until creamed. It should be slightly fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time.
4. Add 2/3 of the flour mixture and the sour cream. Add the remaining flour mixture and milk. Beat until smooth. Scrape all the batter out into a separate bowl and wash the mixer bowl thoroughly.
5. Switch to the whisk attachment and beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. They will hold a stiff peak but they will still slip around a little in the bowl.
6. Fold the egg whites into the cake batter gently, folding the batter around until well combined.
7. Fill cupcake liners with batter and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes (they baked up surprisingly fast).
Coffee Mousse: (the yummy filling!!)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 large egg yolks
1/3 cup water
1 package of Starbucks Via Caramel flavored coffee (You can find this at Walmart in the coffee aisle for about $7 a bag – so make sure you make these cupcakes to make that one ingredient worth this one expense!)
2 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
1. Whisk sugar, yolks, water and Starbucks via in large metal bowl.
2. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bowl to touch water); whisk until candy thermometer registers 160°F, about 8 minutes.
3. Remove bowl from over water. Using electric mixer, beat egg mixture until cool and thick, about 5 minutes.
4. Beat cream in another large bowl until stiff peaks form.
5. Fold cream mixture into egg mixture.
Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
3/4 cup sugar
4 egg whites
3 sticks unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1. Heat sugar, egg whites, and salt in a heatproof mixer bowl set over a pan of simmering water, whisking until sugar dissolves and mixture registers 160 degrees on a candy thermometer.
2. Return bowl to mixer, and whisk, gradually increasing speed from low to medium-high, until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 10 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add butter, a few pieces at a time, whisking well after each addition. Whisk in vanilla. Switch to a paddle attachment and beat until air bubbles are gone, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Now it is time to put it all together!!!
To assemble the cupcakes:
1. Once cupcakes are cool, core out the center of each one. Using a pastry bag, pipe a small amount of caramel sauce, then pipe coffee mousse until the center is almost full, and then top with another piping of caramel.
2. Once all cupcakes are filled, pipe swiss meringue buttercream onto each one using a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
3. Lastly, use a sturdy plastic freezer bag or disposable plastic pastry bag with a small hole cut out of it and drizzle caramel (you can buy this in jar at the store) on top of each cupcake.
Now for the special part, take some Starbucks straws, cut them down and add the decoration to your cupcakes!
These look too delicious to pass up, just don't try to drink them through the straw!! What is your favorite coffee time treat?
xoxo
Megan
xoxo
Megan
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