Coffee Cupcakes with a Baileys and Kahlua Frosting

So these are two of my favorite things booze and cupcakes.  In the spirit of keeping it simple this is another great recipe I'd like to share. 

If you're not going to dissolve your coffee before adding it to the batter, make sure your instant coffee is fine when adding it in. I would recommend putting it into a coffee grinder, food processor or blender to make it fine.

When you don't dissolve it, you can see the specks of coffee in the batter as pictured above and I love it because it gives you more flavor.

Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Pinch of salt

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons instant coffee ground finely or dissolved in 3 tablespoons boiling water.

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350.

2 Sift flour with salt, baking powder in a mixing bowl.

3 Add rest of the ingredients in another bowl except the coffee. Whisk mixture until creamy in texture.

4 Add in the flour and whisk for 10 seconds.

5 Using a spatula, fold in the coffee. Pour mixture in well greased baking pan.

6 Bake on the middle rack for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Frosting

Ingredients

1⁄3 cup butter, softened

2 1⁄4 cups icing sugar, sifted

1 tablespoon Kahlua

1 tablespoon Baileys

3 tablespoons instant coffee

1 tablespoon hot water

Directions

1.  In small bowl dissolve instant coffee in hot water.

2.  Beat butter at medium speed in a mixing bowl until creamy.

3.  Add gradually powdered sugar, Kahlua, Baileys and hot coffee mixture.

3.  You can add more Kahlua and Baileys if you want a stronger coffee flavor frosting.

4.  Will frost 12 cupcakes.