CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO CAKE ( CUPCAKE)

Recipe source:Authentic Suburban Gourmet
You can find the original recipe here.

For the cake
Ingredients

1. All purpose flour- 1 3/4 cup
2. Sugar- 2 cups
3. Unsweetened cocoa powder- 3/4 cup
4. Baking soda- 2tsp
5. Baking powder- 1 tsp
6. Salt -1/4 tsp
7. Buttermilk- 1 cup
8. Vegetable oil- 1/2 cup
9. Eggs-2 large
10. Vanilla essence- 2tsp
11. Freshly brewed hot coffee- 1 cup

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 deg c
• Line the cake tins/cup cake trays with parchment paper/cupcake liners.Or just lightly grease the pan and dust with flour,tapping out excess
• Whisk together all purpose flour,sugar,cocoa powder,baking soda,baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• In another bowl whisk together buttermilk,oil,eggs and vanilla essence.
• Slowly beat in the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
• Now slowly beat in the hot coffee and mix until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake  for 30 to 35 minutes or until  a cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for completely before removing .

Frosting
Ingredients

1. Whipping cream-2 cups
2. Sugar-2 tbsp
3. Instant coffee powder-1/2 tsp
4. Cocoa powder- 1 tbsp

Method

• Combine all the ingredients and whip to form stiff peaks.
• Spread this over the cake and serve.