Cop Cakes
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
-
12 cupcakes
ingredients
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For the doughnut cupcakes
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 2⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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For the doughnut topping
- 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 1⁄8 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄8 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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For the kahlua mocha buttercream
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
- 1⁄4 cup whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1 teaspoon Kahlua
directions
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To make cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper cups.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix with light strokes until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not overmix; batter will not be smooth.
- Divide batter among the muffin cups and bake until a toothpick inserted in one or two of the muffins come out clean, 12-15 minutes.
- While the muffins are baking, melt butter and place in a bowl just large enough to hold a muffin. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small, shallow bowl. As soon as the muffins are done, dip them one at a time in the melted butter and then roll in the sugar mixture. Set on a rack to cool.
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To make buttercream:
- Beat butter, powdered sugar and cocoa at medium speed until fluffy.
- Microwave whipping cream until warm (do not boil), about 15-20 secs. Stir together warm cream and coffee granules until dissolved; cool. Slowly add coffee-cream mixture in 1 tsp increments and liqueur to butter mixture, beating until smooth. You may not use all of the coffee/cream mixture, just use what you need until you get the consistency you like.
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