I am so in love with Bake & Destroy. If you ever have the time, check it out. Her cupcakes are amazing, and she created a zombie cookbook. You can’t get more awesome. Today I had the afternoon to myself, so I decided to try out the chocolate buttermilk cupcakes with espresso buttercream. The end result is a fucking orgasm in your mouth, but let me tell you, making buttercream is not easy at all. Ok, it might be easy if you’re one of those people who pay attention to directions…but if you’re like me and just dumped everything into the bowel before reading the recipe…it turns into a fun experience. The butter wasn’t quite room temperature, close enough but still a little cold. That was my first mistake. The second mistake was putting everything together at the same time. You were supposed to mix the powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in one bowel, and the coffee stuff in another, then blend them together. Needless to say when I turned the mixer on I got a face full of powdered sugar and a beater full of butter.
After a long and painstaking effort, I got it all together. The instant coffee didn’t dissolve completely, but it makes for pretty flecks in the buttercream, and doesn’t taste bad at all. People eat chocolate covered espresso beans, so I assumed it wouldn’t be a big deal. My favorite detail about this cupcake are the toppers. I found them courtesy of, again, Bake & Destroy. What sold me is the fact that Tenorikuma is a tiny little red panda who makes coffee. Two favorites in one, plus I’m a sucker for cute Japanese characters. A word of caution about the cake itself: it is quite moist and delicate, so handle with care! I almost broke a couple just taking them out of the pan.
Next project is French Toast cupcakes for my dad’s birthday, then Red Hot Bettie Paige cupcakes for Bill.
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