Walnut & Coffee Cupcakes

  

Recipe: 1000 Recipes Cupcakes

Ingredients:
110g / 4 oz / 1 cup Self Raising Flour, sifted
80g Caster sugar (superfine)
110g Butter, softened
2 large eggs - i used C grade 3 nos.
2 tsp instant espresso powder - i used nescafe
75g walnuts, chopped
12 walnuts halves, i omitted

Method:
Preheat the oven to 190C and line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases.
Combine the flour, sugar, butter, eggs, espresso powder and chopped walnuts in a bowl and whisk together for 2 minutes.
Divide the mixture between the paper cases, then transfer to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Test with a wooden toothpick, if it comes out clean, the cakes are done.
Transfer the cake to a wire rack and leave to cool.
Top each cake with a walnut half to finish.