{"id":7900,"date":"2012-05-30T05:15:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T10:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=7900"},"modified":"2019-11-25T22:02:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:02:46","slug":"marble-cupcakes-mocha-buttercream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/05\/30\/marble-cupcakes-mocha-buttercream\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These beauties made an appearance at a cook out over the weekend. The advantage of making marble cupcakes is that you don’t need to make that tough choice between vanilla and chocolate. A scoop of vanilla batter, followed by a scoop of chocolate, a figure eight swirl with a butter knife and voila! What I want to talk about today, is the crowning glory of these cupcakes – a mocha buttercream frosting! I just love the combination of chocolate and coffee, it’s the<\/em> perfect accompaniment to the marble cupcakes!<\/p>\n

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\u2022 1 1\/2 teaspoons espresso powder<\/p>\n

\u2022 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 sticks of butter, softened<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 tablespoons baking cocoa<\/p>\n

\u2022 2 1\/2 cups confectionery sugar<\/p>\n

1. Dissolve the espresso powder in the vanilla. Add the butter and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy.<\/p>\n

2. Sift the baking cocoa and confectionery sugar, and add to the butter mixture in batches.<\/p>\n

3. If the frosting seems too thick, you can thin it out with a few tablespoons of strong coffee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These beauties made an appearance at a cook out over the weekend. The advantage of making marble cupcakes is that you don’t need to make that tough choice between vanilla and chocolate. 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