vietnamese coffee cupcakes

By sanmo_babe

Ingredients

• Coffee Glaze:
• • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• Cupcakes:
• • 3 large eggs, separated
• • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
• • ⅛ teaspoon salt
• • ½ cup sugar
• • ½ stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• • ½ cup all-purpose flour
• Coffee Icing:
• • ¼ cup heavy cream
• • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
• • ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
• • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the coffee glaze: In a heatproof measuring cup, heat the cream in the microwave on high for 20 seconds. Stir in the espresso powder until completely dissolved, then stir in the condensed milk and set aside.

2. Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325°. Line a 12- cup muffin tin with paper or foil liners.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk
attachment, beat the egg whites and baking soda on
medium-high speed until frothy, about 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure that the baking soda is incorporated, then add the salt. Continue beating at medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes longer. Add the egg yolks and sugar and continue to beat until pale yellow and thick, about 1 minute longer. Lower the speed to medium, pour the melted butter into the batter in a steady stream and beat until combined.

4.Remove the bowl from the mixer and sift one-third of the flour over the wet ingredients and fold with a rubber spatula until fully incorporated. Repeat twice more with the remaining flour.

5. Carefully pour the batter into the lined muffin tins, filling them about half full. Transfer to the oven and bake on the center rack for 20 to 23 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack, brush with the coffee glaze and let cool.

6.While the cupcakes bake, make the icing: In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, stir the heavy cream and espresso powder until the powder dissolves. Add the condensed milk and whisk to combine. While whisking, bring the mixture to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and cook until thick, whisking constantly, about 3 minutes. Transfer the icing to a heatproof measuring cup, pour about 2 teaspoons of the hot icing over each cupcake and let cool to room temperature. Dust the iced cupcakes with the ground cinnamon. Serve, or line a lidded plastic container with wax paper and pack the cupcakes in one layer.