Tiramisu cupcakes with coffee mascarpone frosting –

Here is one lovely cupcake recipe for new year's eve. Try this out.

Ingredients –

1. Self raising flour – 1 ½ cup

2. Eggs – 3

3. Butter, soft – 125 grams

4. Caster sugar – 2/3^rd cup

5. Vanilla essence – 1 T-spoon

Syrup –

1. strong coffee – ½ cup

2. caster sugar – 1/3^rd cup

3. Coffee liqueur – 1-2 Tb-spoons (optional)

Frosting –

1. Mascarpone cheese, cool (not cold and not room temperature)

2. Whipping cream – 1 Cup (This will give you 2 cups whipped cream)

3. Icing sugar – ½ cup

4. Extra strong coffee – 1 Tb-spoon

Procedure –

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C.

2. Beat self raising flour, eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla essence together on medium

speed for 3 minutes.

3. Bake for 20 minutes or until cup cakes become golden brown.

4. Take the cakes out and poke a few holes on the top of each cake.

5. Mix all the ingredients for the syrup.

6. Brush the cupcakes with syrup and let them cool down completely.

7. Beat whipping cream till stiff peaks form.

8. In another bowl beat the mascarpone till fluffy. (Don’t overbeat)

9. Add sugar and beat for a minute.

10. Add coffee and beat till mixed.

11. Fold in the whipped cream. Pipe on cupcakes and dust with instant coffee.