So, this week’s blog I made something new, Mocha muffins. A really soft Mocha muffin with some Mocha buttercream. I had the pleasure of trying Artic Coffee Mocha and loved the taste so decided to bake with it as well. So I’m a massive fan of coffee in general and I can’t start the day without one. The coffees themselves are made with Fresh Devon milk along with Rainforest Alliance Arabica coffee beans. The drink is so light and refreshing. This muffin recipe produces a great homely treat. From Monday you can find them in Morrisons for only £1. I can’t wait to have a muffin and actually read especially on gloomy rainy days. I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as my family did.
Ingredients:
For the Muffins
· 175g butter
· 175g sugar
· 3 eggs
· 180g self-raising flour
· 3 tablespoons Artic Mocha coffee
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
· 50g chopped walnuts (optional)
For the Buttercream
· 250g unsalted butter softened
· 500g icing sugar
· 4 tablespoons Artic Mocha coffee
· 1 teaspoon vanilla flavouring
· Grated chocolate and walnuts for decoration
1. For the muffins start by creaming the butter and sugar together until smooth and then whisk in the eggs.
2. At this stage add the flour and baking powder and slowly mix together. Add the Mocha and cocoa powder. You can add more Mocha if you require a stronger flavour. If you want to add walnuts you can add them now, you could also substitute chocolate chips into the recipe.
3. In a preheated oven at 175 degrees fill a muffin tray about ¾ full. Bake the muffins for around 20-25 minutes. You know they’ll be ready if a toothpick comes out clean.
4. Leave them to cool and start preparing the buttercream. Whip the butter for 5 minutes to make it cool. It’s important the butter is soft.
5. Gradually add the icing sugar and continue to bring together to a smooth buttercream. If the buttercream is stiff add a drop of milk and then add the Mocha coffee along with a little bit of vanilla.
6. Once the muffins are cool pipe the buttercream on top and add some grated chocolate or walnuts for decoration. Grab a coffee and enjoy.
I loved these muffins and the Mocha’s were perfect. The muffins rose perfectly and I can’t wait to try more recipes. From this recipe you can either make cupcakes or muffins, you’ll obviously get more cupcakes from this recipe but you’ll get around 8-10 muffins. I would certainly recommend trying Artic Coffees, don’t forget the Mocha’s hit Morrisons on Monday. I hope you have a lovely week and enjoy the recipe as much as I do.
Lots of love
Hannah x
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