I’ve been looking around for some ideas for cakes with a different flavour – vanilla, pear, chocolate and carob have been staples in our house for sometime now. When I found this coffee cupcake recipe came from BBC Good Food I had a “d’oh” moment – why didn’t I think of that? The recipe was OK as is, I just swaped the coffee for decaf and used my usual half wholemeal flour mix. The cake can be used as tea cake or dessert cake, it tastes fantastic warm, drizzled with rice malt or maple syrup. I also made them as cupcakes with maple butter cream icing, and everyone thought they were so good that they are going to feature in Oscar’s birthday cake. Made with Nuttelex, these cakes are also dairy-free and just as yummy.
Coffee Cake and Cupcakes
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| Serves | 8 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 50 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hours, 5 minutes |
| Allergy / Intolerance | Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Dairy, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates |
| Suitable for | Dairy / Lactose Free, RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe |
| Meal type | Dessert, Sweet Things |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Warm |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Special Occasions |
| Website | BBC Good Food |
Ingredients
- 150g caster sugar
- 150g butter or Nuttelex
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup plain white flour
- 3/4 cups wholemeal plain flour
- 21/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 1 tablespoon instant decaf coffee
To decorate: (Optional)
- Pure icing sugar
- Maple butter cream icing (Refer to recipe)
To serve: (Optional)
- Rice malt syrup
- Maple syrup
- Vanilla icecream
Directions
Note
Low Chemical / Failsafe
Refer here for the Maple Butter Cream Icing recipe
If salicylates are OK use honey instead of rice malt syrup.
Maple Butter Cream Icing
| Serves | 6 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Allergy / Intolerance | Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Dairy, Egg, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates, Wheat |
| Suitable for | Dairy / Lactose Free, Gluten Free, RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe |
| Meal type | Sweet Things |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Special Occasions |
Ingredients
- 50g butter or Nuttelex
- 110g pure icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Directions
| 1. | Cream the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. |
| 2. | Whisk in the maple syrup. |
| 3. | Use immediately to decorate the cake or store in the fridge until needed. |
Note
Low Chemical / Failsafe
This recipe makes enough icing to decorate 6 cupcakes as shown in the photo.
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