Who said cupcakes and tiramisu have to be separate? Make these crumbly, creamy tiramisu cupcakes with this great recipe from Reka Csulak from Holy Whisk Blog.
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Tiramisu cupcakes
This bake combines two of our favourite desserts – cupcakes and tiramisu! We simply cannot get enough of them.
Brought to you by Reka Csulak from Holy Whisk Blog
Ingredients
For the batter
- 300g (10½oz) flour
- 75g (2¾oz) sugar
- 75g (2¾oz) muscovado
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp instant coffee (optional)
For the wet ingredients
- 75ml (2¾fl oz) espresso, room temperature
- 1 free-range egg
- 150ml (5¼fl oz) milk
- 110ml (3¾fl oz) oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the tiramisu cream
- 180g (6¼oz) Italian mascarpone
- 50ml (1¾fl oz) espresso, chilled
- 250g (8¾oz) icing sugar
- 30ml (1fl oz) dark rum
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 150ml (5¼fl oz) double cream
To serve
- cocoa powder
- café curls
Instructions
For the muffin batter
1
Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas Mark 5. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
2
Gradually incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. The batter should be more like a rough mixture than a perfectly smooth one to avoid overdeveloping the gluten.
3
Line a 12-hole medium muffin tin with paper cups or cases and divide the batter between the holes.
4
Bake the muffins in the oven for about 25 minutes.
5
Place the muffins on a cooling rack and let them cool completely to room temperature before covering with the coffee-mascarpone cream (below).
For the tiramisu cream
1
Soften the mascarpone using a hand mixer, then add the espresso, dark rum and cinnamon.
2
Gradually add the icing sugar and continue the mixing. For a stiffer consistency, add more icing sugar.
3
Whip the double cream, then gently fold in the coffee-mascarpone mixture.
4
Insert a large round piping tip in a piping bag, fill in the cream and decorate the top of the muffins.
5
If you prepare the cupcakes a few hours before a party or event, make sure to place them in the fridge and decorate just before serving.
6
Sprinkle some cocoa powder on the top of the cupcakes.
7
Use cafè curls for decoration.
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