Mocha Cupcakes

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    16
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    518

A classic flavour combination. A fluffy chocolate cupcake topped with espresso buttercream.

recipe updated Nov 10, 2025

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    520 g
  • Espresso icon
    Espresso
    50 ml
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    220 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    3 teaspoons
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    220 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Cocoa powder icon
    Cocoa powder
    70 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    600 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Prospero
  • kCook icon Cupcake pan - 12 cup
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  2. Line a clean cupcake pan
  3. Attach K Beater
  4. Add unsalted butter, golden caster sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking powder and cocoa powder to the Kenwood bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted - 2 min, Speed 2
  6. Spoon mixture into cupcake pan
  7. Bake - 15 min, 180°C
  8. Remove from oven and let cool
  9. Clean Kenwood Bowl
  10. Attach Whisk
  11. Add unsalted butter, icing sugar, vanilla extract and espresso to the Kenwood bowl
  12. Mix with splashguard fitted then scrape bowl - 1 min, Speed Min
  13. Mix with splashguard fitted - 4 min, Speed 4
  14. Transfer icing to cupcakes
  15. Smooth until covered
  16. Serve
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