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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...

Ingredients: 3 egg whites 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup almond flour 2 teaspoon instant coffee Nutella Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.   With an electric mixer whisk egg whites until foamy, should double in size.  Then gradually and very slowly add in the sugar.  Whisk until meringue is made and glossy soft peaks form. Mix the almond flour, powdered sugar, and coffee together in a bowl.   Add the meringue to the almond mixture in thirds.  Gently fold in the meringue until consistency is the same.   Fill pastry bag with batter and squeeze out small circles on a flat pan and parchment paper.  Let macarons sit for twenty minutes before putting into the oven.   Once ready to put in the oven turn the oven down to 300 degrees and bake for 10 minutes. When macarons are cool fill with Nutella.