Italian · Dessert
Coffee Cream Cupcakes
A protein-engineered riff on the classic Italian espresso cupcake, built with a whey-and-yogurt batter instead of butter and cream, finished with a whipped coffee yogurt topping and a dusting of cocoa for bitterness and fibre.
$1
15 minsPrep
19 minsCook
54 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
232Calories
20.6gProtein
5.3gFat
24.9gCarbs
9.2gSugar
1.2gFiber
457mgSodium
108mgChol
2.4gSat Fat
212mgPotassium
129mgCalcium
1.7mgIron
0.5mcgVitamin B12
0mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0.5gAlcohol
Goes well with
Italian Cream Soda
local
Caffè Corretto
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170°C and line 2 holes of a 6-hole muffin tin with paper cases, filling the remaining 4 holes with water.
2
Whisk the egg with the sugar until pale and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
3
Stir in the cooled espresso, vanilla extract and 30g of the greek yogurt until smooth.
4
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over the wet mixture, then fold in 25g of whey protein isolate until just combined and no dry streaks remain.
5
Divide the batter evenly between the 2 lined holes and bake for 18-20 minutes until a skewer comes out clean and the tops spring back.
6
Cool the cupcakes in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
7
While the cupcakes cool, whip the remaining 55g greek yogurt with the dissolved instant coffee and stevia extract until smooth and slightly aerated.
8
Once the cupcakes are fully cool, spoon or pipe the coffee yogurt cream on top and dust lightly with cocoa powder just before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 1 1/81 1/8 eggs, whisked (55g)
- 0 oz0g whey protein isolate
- 1.2 oz35g sifted all purpose flour
- 0.1 oz3g baking powder
- 0.7 oz20g cooled, brewed strong espresso
- 0.5 oz14g sugar white
- 0.1 oz3g vanilla extract
- 1.1 oz30g greek yogurt
- 0 oz1g salt
- 0.9 oz25g folded into yogurt base whey protein isolate
- 1.9 oz55g whipped with coffee and sweetener greek yogurt
- 0.1 oz2g dissolved in 1 tsp hot water coffee instant powder
- 0 oz1g stevia extract
- 0.1 oz4g dusted over top cocoa powder
