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Quick Tiramisu Cupcakes


Quick Tiramisu Cupcakes

For when you are in hurry, quick and easy.

Serves 24

Ingredients

  • cake batter:
  • 125g butter (4.4oz)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup (150g) castor sugar (superfine)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1½ cups (225g) self-raising flour
  • ¼ cup milk (60ml)
  • coffee syrup:
  • 1/2 cup of expresso freshly brewed strong coffee
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of coffee liqueur (you can use marsala if you prefer)
  • Mascarpone topping:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 250g mascarpone cheese, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sifted icing sugar
  • Plus cocoa for dusting.

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180c, line two 12 cup trays with paper liners (fairy cake/patty cake size)
  2. Cake: Beat butter, extract, sugar, eggs, sifted flour & milk on low speed with an electric mixer until ingredients are just combined. Increase speed to medium & beat for 3 minutes until smooth and pale in colour.
  3. Drop spoonfuls of mixture into the paper liners. Bake about 20 minutes. Allow to cool in tins for 5 minutes removing to a wire rack to cool.
  4. Syrup: stir sugar, liqueur and hot coffee together until sugar is dissolved.
  5. Topping: Mix mascarpone and icing sugar together, in a separate bowl mix cream until soft peaks form. Fold cream into mascarpone mixture.
  6. Pierce holes into the cooled cupcakes with a medium skewer, brush with coffee syrup, top with mascarpone topping and dust with cocoa powder.
  7. Refrigerate at least two hours before serving.
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  • BC41
    October 2010

    The cup cakes look great, I will try them this weekend. Can't Wait!!!!!

  • jackicam
    October 2009

    That looks fantastic! I could see myself popping every single one into my mouth before anyone even arrives....

    • The Lone Baker
      November 2009

      Lol, that doesn't even make sense what I wrote in the earlier comment.. I was trying to say "the cakes are even better the next day, if you manage to hide a few". Jumping pugs distracting me ;)

    • The Lone Baker
      November 2009

      Thank you! They are even better the better day if you manage to hide some :)

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