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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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I call this portion control! HA! Not if you eat 4 of them!!! Ingredients:
sponge cake |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
3/4 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
4 eggs, at room temperature |
2/3 cup sugar |
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract |
syrup |
1/2 cup water |
1/3 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons dark rum |
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder |
filling |
8 oz mascarpone |
scant 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar |
1 tablespoon marsala |
1/2 cup heavy cream, chilled |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with 18 liners. I sprayed the liners with nonstick spray. (I don't know if that's necessary, but the cake didn't stick in the end so it worked)
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until blended. In a large bowl, using a mixer on medium-high speed, beat the eggs until pale and thick (about 3 min). Add the sugar and vanilla and continue beating until very thick and tripled in volume (about 3 min more). Sprinkle the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients, and using a rubber spatula, fold gently until blended.
3. Fill the liners with the batter and baking until a toothpick inserted in the cakes comes out clean. Mine only took around 15 minutes. Let the cake cool completely
4. For th syrup:
5. Combine the water and the sugar in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves.Bring to a boil and remove from the heat. Stir in the rum and espresso powder. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
6. Make slits in tops of cupcakes with a sharp knife and then brush on the espresso syrup.
7. For the filling:
8. Beat together the mascarpone, confectioner’s sugar and marsala in a mixer until well blended. Add the cream for around another 1-2 minutes until it is fluffy.
9. Using a pastry bag with the filling mixture, insert the tip in the cupcake to squeeze a small amount. Then frost the tops of the cupcakes with the filling mixture. Sprinkle cocoa powder and chocolate shavings.
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