Gluten-Free Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream

Enjoy these vanilla bean cupcakes that are gluten-free and have a delicious mocha buttercream frosting. They are a great treat for any event because they taste like both sweet vanilla and rich coffee.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• For Mocha Buttercream:
• 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions:

Warm your oven up to 350 F 175C and put paper liners in a muffin tin

Mix the baking powder, salt, and gluten-free flour together in a bowl using a whisk

Put away

Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar in another bowl until the mixture is light and fluffy

One at a time, add the eggs and mix well after each one

Add the vanilla bean seeds and vanilla extract and mix well

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, mixing them in with the milk every so often

Start with the dry ingredients and end with the milk

Dont mix any further than that

Add the instant coffee powder to the batter and mix it in with a little hot water until its fully mixed in

Fill up each muffin tin cup about two thirds of the way to the top with batter

After the oven is hot, bake the cupcakes for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

After the cupcakes have cooled in the pan for a few minutes, move them to a wire rack to cool all the way down

Cream the butter until its smooth for the Mocha Buttercream

Add the confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, and instant coffee powder one at a time, mixing well after each addition

Slowly add the heavy cream, one tablespoon at a time, while stirring, until the consistency you want is reached

Put some Mocha Buttercream on top of each cupcake after they are completely cool

You can pipe or spread it on

If you want, you can add chocolate shavings or cocoa powder as a decoration

Have fun with your mocha buttercream and vanilla bean cupcakes that dont have gluten