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Coffee Cup Cake

Coffee Cup Cake!!! When I saw this recipe in Dr.Lekshmi Nair's cookery page in fortnightly Malayalam magazine Vanitha, I really wanted to give it a try... Luckily all the ingredients were available in my kitchen, so I baked this delicious Coffee Cup Cakes without any delay.... :) All of us enjoyed the coffee flavour in the cake....
Ingredients
For Cake
  • All Purpose Flour (Maida)- 1 cup
  • Baking Powder - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 3/4 cup
  • Butter - 100 gm (in room temp:)
  • Egg - 2 nos:
  • Instant Coffee Powder - 2 tsp
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
For Icing
  • Butter - 50 gm (in room temp:)
  • Instant Coffee Powder - 2 tsp
  • Icing Sugar - 2 cups
  • Milk - 5 tbsp
Preparation Method
  1. Swift together maida and baking powder and keep aside.
  2. Preheat the oven in 180 degree C. 
  3. In a large bowl beat together butter and sugar.
  4. Add eggs and beat well.
  5. Now gradually add the flour and mix well.
  6. Add coffee powder and milk and beat well to make a smooth batter.
  7. Line the cup cake tray with cups.
  8. Fill 3/4th of each cups with the cake batter and bake for 30-35 mins:  (till the tooth pick inserted comes out clean)
  9. Remove the cup cake from tray and keep them in wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
  10. To make the icing, mix all the ingredients listed in the 'ingredients for Icing'.
  11. Take each cup cake and spread spoon full of icing mix on the top of the cake.
  12. Decorate each cup cake with Chocolate Vermicelli or Chocolate Balls.
  13. Keep the cup cakes for about 15 mins:, so that the icing gets settled.
  14. Enjoy the delicious Coffee Cup Cake at anytime you wish... :)

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