CHRISTINE CAPENDALE
CHRISTINE CAPENDALE
CHRISTINE CAPENDALE

Tiramisu Cupcakes

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The perfect marriage of tiramisu and cupcakes!! These cupcakes are absolutely delicious and the perfect treat or dessert for Tiramisu fans (and probably everyone else too!) YUM

 

CUPCAKES

160 g   cake flour

50 g     almond flour

2.5 ml  bicarbonate of soda

1 ml     baking powder

            Pinch of salt

80 g     butter

120 g   castor sugar

2          eggs and 1 egg yolk

125 g   soured cream

30 ml   sunflower oil or canola oil

5 m      vanilla

20 ml   very strong espresso

 

MASCARPONE BUTTERCREAM

160 g   butter

100 g   mascarpone

350 g   sifted icing sugar

            Vanilla seeds to taste

45 ml   Amaretto OR strong espresso

            Cocoa powder for dusting

 

  • Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a cupcake pan with papers
  • Sift together the flour, almond flour, bicarb,baking powder and the salt
  • Cream the butter and castor sugar together until light and fluffy and add the eggs gradually whilst beating well until incorporated
  • Add the flour, soured cream, oiland vanilla to the butter mixture and mix gently to make the batter.
  • Spoon ½ of the batter into another bowl and add the coffee.Mix gently to combine
  • Alternate by adding a bit of each batter into the cupcake papers, swirling with a toothpick to marble
  • Bake for about 20 minutes until cooked and cool completely on a cooling rack
  • TO MAKE THE MASCARPONE BUTTERCREAM:Beat the butter for a few minutes on high speed then add the mascarpone, beat together then add the sifted icing sugar gradually.  Add the vanilla and Amaretto and beat until light and fluffy
  • Spoon into a piping bag with a round 1cm nozzle and pipe the buttercream on the cupcakes
  • Dust with cacao powder