Cappuccino Cupcakes With Coffee Buttercream
By: Camella Black
Published: Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 9:09pm

Ingredients




CUPCAKE
1 box Betty Crocker Vanilla cake mix
1 teaspoon fine ground coffee
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1 1/4 cups water
 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
COFFEE BUTTERCREAM
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups confectioners sugar- sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla
of salt
1 cup teaspoon instant coffee dissolved in ½ water

Preparation

1 For Cupcakes 2 Follow package instructions 3 Adding the ground coffee and cinnamon to the dry mix 4 Stir instant coffee into the water before adding to the dry ingredients 5 Bake per instructions and allow to cool before frosting with the Coffee Buttercream 6 For Buttercream 7 Bring butter and shortening to room temperature 
Blend until smooth
Add salt and vanilla 
Blend and then add sugar 1 cup at a time blending well Mixture will be thick, thin to desired consistency with 1 tablespoon of coffee mixture at a time 8 Frost with spoon or with piping bag and large star tip.