Walnut Cupcakes with Chocolate and Kahlua Frosting
 
 
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Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Fusion
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
  • 3 large eggs
  • 100 gr. / 3.5 oz. sugar
  • 120 gr. / 4 oz. flour
  • 40 gr. / 1.5 oz. almond powder
  • 125 gr. / 4.5 oz. melted margarine or butter
  • 150 gr. / 5 oz. milk
  • 150 gr. / 5 oz. walnuts, finely chopped
  • 100 gr. / 3.5 oz. semi-sweet chocolate 55% cocoa, melted
  • 1 tsp baking powder
For the Syrup
  • 400 gr. / 14 oz. sugar
  • 400 gr. / 14 oz. water
  • 2 espresso cups of espresso coffee
For the Frosting
  • 400 gr. / 14 oz. cream cheese
  • ⅔ cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 4 tbsp Kahlua
  • Pastry color
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
  1. Preheat oven to 175° C / 350° F.
  2. Beat in the mixer bowl the eggs with sugar until they become fluffy.
  3. Throw the almond powder, the flour, the baking powder and the milk and whisk.
  4. Add the margarine, continuing with chocolate and in the end throw the walnuts and whisk.
  5. Take 8 large cupcake molds or 10 smaller.
  6. Butter and flour them.
  7. Divide the batter equally to the molds.
  8. Bake for about 25 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Let them cool and in the meantime prepare the syrup.
For the Syrup
  1. Put water and sugar in a pot and bring to boil.
  2. Let it boil for 5 minutes and remove from fire.
  3. Add the coffee and with a ladle start adding it to the cupcakes.
  4. Allow them to absorb as much syrup as possible and continue to make the frosting.
For the Frosting
  1. In a bowl throw the cream cheese, the confectioner’s sugar and the Kahlua and whisk until everything is incorporated.
  2. Put in the refrigerator for at least ½ hour.
  3. Take it out of the fridge and divide the batter into three equal portions.
  4. With the pastry color add a different color to each one of the three and with a piping bag frost the cupcakes.
  5. The last step is completely optional.
  6. You can leave the frosting as is without any coloring. The taste is the same.
Notes/ Σημειώσεις
Recipe for Walnut Pie is freely adapted from Stelios Parliaros
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/walnut-cupcakes-with-chocolate-and-kahlua-frosting/