Tiramisu Cupcakes

Serves: 4

Eda Schinner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

61

Sweetness

62

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Rum

1 tsp

Sea Salt

3 cup

Icing Sugar

Directions:

1

Making the espresso syrup: Into a bowl, pour the hot espresso, sugar, and rum

2

Stir until dissolved

3

Making the cupcake batter: In the large bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs with the sugar and rum until thick and pale and tripled in volume, about 8 minutes

4

In another large bowl, sift together the flour and salt using a wire-mesh sieve

5

Delicately fold one-third of the flour mixture into the egg mixture

6

Repeat two more times, until all the flour is incorporated into the egg mixture

7

Delicately fold in the melted butter

8

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

9

Line and butter a 12-cup muffin tin

10

Making the cupcakes: Divide the batter equally among the prepared muffin cups

11

Bake on the center rack until the cupcakes are slightly golden around the edges and a toothpick comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes

12

Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes

13

Making the icing: In a medium bowl, combine the mascarpone, icing sugar and 3 tablespoons espresso syrup

14

Beat with a hand mixer until smooth

15

Set aside

16

Brush each cooled cupcake generously with the remaining espresso syrup

17

Using a pastry bag or butter knife, ice each cupcake with 1/4 cup icing

18

Garnish with dark chocolate shavings

19

Refrigerate for 1 hour, or enjoy right away