Recipes - CAKES

 Walnut Coffee Cupcakes

These absolutely delicious cupcakes are full of walnut goodness! And a dash of coffee... They're simple to make, low in sugar and you can freeze them too!

Ingredients

100g butter, well softened

100g self-raising flour

2 large eggs

2 tsp instant coffee

80g blitzed walnuts

3 tblsp honey

3 tblsp brown sugar

1 tsp baking  powder

 

 

For the topping

150g icing sugar

100g Philadelphia cheese

1tsp lemon juice

 

Method

STEP 1

Heat oven to 180C/fan. Blitz the walnuts in a food processor or blender until they are a fine crumble. Place paper cupcake cases in a 12-hole muffin tin.

STEP 2

Beat the butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, walnuts, eggs and coffee on high speed until creamy. Spoon the mixture into the cases evenly, then bake for approx. 15 mins until golden and springy in the middle to the touch. Lift out carefully and cool on a rack.

STEP 3

Beat together the topping ingredients until smooth. Spread onto completely cold cupcakes. Enjoy!