Coffee Cakes

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This is my favourite coffee cake recipe. Light, moist and delicious, they can be made as 12 cupcakes or as one two-layered cake. The recipe couldn't be easier! There's nothing much more to said about these - except that they are guaranteed to please.

Coffee Cake/Cupcakes

3 eggs

170g self raising flour

170g butter, melted

170g caster sugar

1 tsp baking powder

2 dessert spoons coffee granules

Coffee Buttercream:

150g butter

275g icing sugar, sifted

2 level tsp coffee, dissolved in tiny amount hot water

Dissolve the coffee granules in the smallest amount of hot water possible. 

Sift the flour, sugar and baking powder into a mixing bowl.

Add the coffee, eggs and melted butter.

With an electric mixer, beat for around 2 minutes until mixture is light and smooth.

If making cupcakes, divide the mixture between 12 muffin cases and bake for 15 minutes at 170°C.

If making a layered cake, divide mixture between two 7" sandwich tins and bake for 30 minutes.

Coffee Buttercream:

Cream the butter until soft. Gradually beat in the icing sugar and coffee. Mix until even in colour then spread over the cakes.