Spiced Mocha Fall & Halloween Cupcakes (with RECIPE)

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Some super cute cupcakes by JavaCupcake made for the Tacoma Harvest Fair.  The cupcakes are a Spiced Mocha cupcake topped with a Spiced Buttercream.  So moist and delish!!!  See the recipe below! 




 


JavaCupcake’s “Spiced Mocha Cupcakes topped with Spiced Buttercream“

Makes approx. 28 cupcakes
Cupcakes
½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs at room temperature

1 cup very hot strong/bold coffee
1 ¾ cup all purpose flour

¾ cup dark chocolate cocoa powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp all spice

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line pans with foil or paper liners.
  • Mix oil, sugars, cream and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each.
  • Beat on medium for about 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl.
  • Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Sift them again.  Make sure all the flour and cocoa are thoroughly combined and all clumps are gone and the mixture is very fine.
  • Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture in three parts, scraping the sides of the bowl and thoroughly mixing after each.
  • Beat for about 2 minutes on medium-high speed.
  • Add the hot coffee and mix until just blended.  DO NOT BE ALARMED, mixture will be thin. Scrape sides & bottom of the bowl.
  • Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
  • Bake 15 minutes, rotate pan 180 degrees, and bake an additional 5-7 minutes.
  • Do not over bake! Cupcakes will be done when there are air bubbles in the center and it springs back to the touch.
  • Leave in the pan 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Buttercream
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 lbs (1 bag) powdered sugar
¼ – ½ cup of milk
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp all spice

  • In an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter.
  • One cup at a time, add the powdered sugar.  Between each cup, add a splash of milk.   Mix until smooth & scrape down the sides after each addition
  • Before the last cup of sugar, add the vanilla.  Mix until smooth.
  • With the last cup of sugar, add the all spice.  Mix until smooth.
  • Add any remaining milk until you get the texture and consistency you want. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
  • Mix on high for 4-5 minutes.


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