My boyfriend Jake turned twenty-one and I wanted to share what I made him, chocolate coffee cupcakes with a whipped chocolate cream frosting with strawberries atop. Also coffee and cheese filled croissants. Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk (I used one cup regular milk and one Tablespoon vinegar to make my own sour milk) 1 cup brewed strong black coffee (I used instant coffee) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon almond extract Instructions: Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In mixing bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, oil, and almond extract together. Gradually add in dry ingredients. Then mix in hot/boiling coffee. You should have a thin batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared cupcake tins. Bake for 30 t...
thirty-something. libra. new england.