These Gluten-Free Coffee and Coffee Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting are simple to make and taste so warm and toasty!
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Servings: 12cupcakes
Equipment
Kitchenaid Mixer
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Rubber Spatula
12-Cup Muffin Tin
Cupcake liners
Chopper
Ingredients
Cupcakes
1 3/4CupGluten-Free Flour
3tspBaking Powder
1/2tspSalt
1/4tspXanthan Gum
1CupSalted Butter room temperature
1CupBrown Sugar
4Eggs room temperature
1shot Espresso or 4 tsp instant coffee combined with 1 1/2 tbsp hot water
3/4CupWalnuts chopped fine
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
1CupUnsalted Butter room temperature
1 1/2tspVanilla Extract
3CupsPowdered Sugar
1-2tbspHeavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
Cupcake Batter
Preheat the oven to 350° and line your muffin tin with paper liners.
In a separate bowl whisk together the 1 3/4 cup gluten-free flour with 3 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp of salt, and a 1/4 tsp of xantham gum. Set to the side.
Finely chop 3/4 of walnuts and set to the side.
In your Kitchenaid Mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add in the 1 cup of room temperature salted butter as well as the 1 cup of brown sugar and mix until light and fluffy.
Next add in the 4 room temperature eggs one at a time, mixing in as you go. Once the eggs are fully mixed in, add in the shot of espresso and mix to combine.
Lastly, add in the flour mixture and walnuts and mix thoroughly. You may have to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to make sure all the ingredients are fully incorporated.
Scoop equal portions of the cupcake batter into all 12 cupcake liners. Place the tin on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes or until the cupcakes are fully risen and if you stick a toothpick in the center it comes out clean.
Remove the tin from the oven and carefully remove the cupcakes from the tin placing them on a cooling rack to cool. Do not frost them until they are fully cool.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
While the cupcakes are cooling, in your Kitchenaid mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip together 1 cup of softened unsalted butter, 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla, and 1 tbsp of heavy whipping cream. Next, add in the 3 cups of powdered sugar one at a time, mixing in between each cup. Once all 3 cups are in, turn the mixer on high and whip until the frosting is light and fluffy.
Next, you can either use a butter knife to frost the cupcakes, or a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Frost each cupcake and finish with a sprinkle of chopped walnuts if you'd like.
Share with friends over a cup of coffee and enjoy!
Notes
The recipe is adapted from Becky Excell's cookbook How to Make Anything Gluten Free