Cop Cakes
Ingredients
- For the doughnut cupcakes ⓘ
- 2 cups flour ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon ⓘ
- 2 large eggs ⓘ
- 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt ⓘ
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons oil ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- For the doughnut topping ⓘ
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/8 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 1/8 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- For the kahlua mocha buttercream ⓘ
- 1/2 cup butter, softened ⓘ
Instructions
- To make cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper cups.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add flour mixture and mix with light strokes until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Do not overmix; batter will not be smooth.
- Divide batter among the muffin cups and bake until a toothpick inserted in one or two of the muffins come out clean, 12-15 minutes.
- While the muffins are baking, melt butter and place in a bowl just large enough to hold a muffin. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small, shallow bowl. As soon as the muffins are done, dip them one at a time in the melted butter and then roll in the sugar mixture. Set on a rack to cool.
- To make buttercream:
- Beat butter, powdered sugar and cocoa at medium speed until fluffy.
- Microwave whipping cream until warm (do not boil), about 15-20 secs. Stir together warm cream and coffee granules until dissolved; cool. Slowly add coffee-cream mixture in 1 tsp increments and liqueur to butter mixture, beating until smooth. You may not use all of the coffee/cream mixture, just use what you need until you get the consistency you like.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1215
kcal
61% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).