Coffee Flavored Cupcake

Ingredients

1 ⅓ cups flour

1 small bag of chocolate covered coffee beans (Starbucks has them for one suggestion.)

⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder.

1 teaspoon baking powder.

½ teaspoon baking soda.

½ teaspoon of salt.v ½ cup of milk (1% or 2%)

½ cup of strongly brewed coffee at room temperature.

1 stick of unsalted butter at room temperature.

½ cup sugar.

½ cup packed light brown sugar.

1 large egg at room temperature.

3 eggs.

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Use a 12-cup cupcake pan and spray with a non-stick cooking spray or use paper cupcake holders (not both!)

Stir baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium sized bowl.

Combine the coffee and milk in a measuring cup.

Use an electric mixer in a medium sized bowl set on medium high and whip the butter and sugars together until fluffy for approximately 2-3 minutes (this can be done by hand too.)

Add in the egg then alternately mix in the flour and milk mixtures on low speed.

Fill each cupcake holder about half-full or three-fourths full.

Bake at 350F for 16-24 minutes-check at 16 minutes by inserting a clean toothpick in one or two cupcakes. If it comes out clean they are done.

Let cupcakes cool before frosting them. Frost with your favorite frosting-coffee frosting is recommended but vanilla or almost any flavor will work. Top each coffee flavored cupcake with a chocolate covered coffee bean (or more.)