Irish Coffee Cupcakes

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Irish Coffee Cupcakes

By Gluten Free & More
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Cool Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
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Ingredients 

  • ½ cup plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar, , divided
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder, , divided
  • 2 tablespoons good Irish Whiskey, , or more
  • 1 cup gluten-free flour blend
  • teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, , at room temperature
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, , packed
  • 2 large eggs, , at room temperature
  • ½ cup half-and-half or light cream, , at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
  • In a small saucepan, stir together ½ cup granulated sugar and ½ cup water. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for 1 minute. Take off the heat and whisk in 1 tablespoon of instant espresso powder. Stir in the whiskey and let cool. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and remaining 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder.
  • Cream the butter and brown sugar together on medium high speed until fluffy (2 to 3 minutes). Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition. Turn the mixer to low and gradually add half the flour mixture, then the half-and-half and finally the rest of the flour mixture. Blend until almost all the flour is mixed in. Add the vanilla and mix. With a large spatula, finish mixing the batter.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then spoon the coffee whiskey mixture evenly and slowly over the cupcakes. Let cool for 30 minutes in the pan then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  • When the cupcakes are cool, whip the cream with the 2 teaspoons of sugar and swirl on top of the cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 278mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 867IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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