Warning: Plenty of muffin recipes is going to be appearing on Fig Cherry within the the following month approximately.
Will that be an issue with you? No, I didn’t think so!
I'm presently focusing on creating eight different muffin flavour combinations for Vitasoy and will also be revealing all of them for you within the coming days. My neighbours love me at this time simply because they become my tasters but don’t get too jealous, they need to consume the stuff-ups too!
These wealthy coffee muffins, however, were among the good batches. Flavoured with freshly made coffee. moistened with ground almonds and capped having a creamy mascarpone and boozy marsala icing (that’s frosting, for you personally lovely American readers), they're totally irresistible.
My husband is definitely an absolute coffee snob and that he’s Comfortable with me stating that for that purpose of this story. The thing is, after i was requested to examine the brand new Nespresso Pixie coffee maker, he was greater than a little excited.
Having the ability to make freshly made espresso coffee in your own home is extremely attractive to us, because although we like searching for cafes which make a great cappuccino, there’s nothing beats moving up out of bed and getting an espresso right. that. minute. Particularly if you come with an adorable little little girl waking you up several occasions throughout the night (every evening).
The Nespresso Pixie is really a super sexy design and extremely simple to use. The only real downside (also it’s a large one) would be that the coffee doesn’t really taste exceptional (sorry George Clooney!). Based on my coffee snob hubby, it tastes only 10% much better than instant coffee. Ouch.
I don’t determine if I’d go that far, however it’s nothing like getting coffee shop coffee in your own home, that is a shame. So rather of consuming the coffee, I made use of it within this muffin recipe with excellent results. Even hubby gobbled a couple of lower.
Until the next time, happy cooking!
Christie x
Fig Cherry received the Nespresso Pixie machine like a loan to examine many thanks to Emma at Weber Shandwick.
Coffee muffins with mascarpone icing recipe
makes 12 small muffins
2 1/2 cups (350g) self raising flour
3/4 cup (110g) brownish sugar
1/2 cup (140g) ground almonds / almond meal
1 egg, gently beaten
1 cup (250ml) soy milk*
1/4 cup (60ml) freshly made coffee
125g butter, melted and cooled to 70 degrees
two tablespoons marsala
Icing
250g mascarpone cheese
1/2 cup (60g) icing sugar / powdered sugar
two tablespoons marsala (optional)
Coconut chips to garnish (optional)
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Grease a 12 hole muffin tin.
2. Pour the flour, sugar and almonds right into a large mixing bowl and stir to mix. Create a well within the center and add some egg, soy milk, coffee, melted butter and marsala.
3. Mix lightly just until all ingredients are combined. Take care not to over mix or even the muffins will come out soft. Spoon mixture in to the muffin holes.
4. Bake around the middle shelf for 22-25 minutes or until a skewer placed within the center arrives clean. Awesome on the wire rack when you result in the icing.
5. Inside a separate bowl, add some mascarpone, icing sugar and marsala (if using) and beat having a wooden spoon until a gentle distributing consistency. Once the muffins are totally awesome spoon the icing onto them and smooth having a spatula or knife. Decorate with coconut chips if you want.
* I made use of the Vitasoy soy milky brand. You are able to substitute regular cows milk if you like.
