How do you take your coffee? I like mine with lots of fluff! I love a good tall Vanilla Latte with whipped cream…mmm… sounds tasty! I was wondering the other day if I could mimic the taste of a vanilla latte in a cupcake so I came up with these yummies. They are so good! They have a subtle coffee flavor and lots of vanilla. Best part is how easy they are to make. I know that I usually make things from scratch, but it was just one of those “Betty Crocker in a box” kind of days! 
Vanilla Latte Cupcakes
What you will need:
1 box of White Cake Mix and the ingredients on the box minus the water (my pref is Betty Crocker super moist)
strong brewed coffee to replace the water in the cake mix (whatever amount the box calls for)
Instant Coffee (I prefer Maxwell House International Cafe “cafe Francais” flavor- in the little box)
Whipped Icing (in the can- again I prefer Betty Crocker)
Now on to make it!
Just mix your eggs, coffee, and oil (or butter if your cake mix calls for that) all together! Simple.
Use the directions on the box to bake… usually 350 for 18-20 minutes… Now I will give you a little secret of mine. I slightly fill mine more than 2/3 full. They are more like 9/10 filled. They will rise a little over the liners, but not so much that they overflow…
Once they are out since I filled them up so much- I take a spoon and press down (lightly) on them with it. You may be wondering why I would go through so much trouble when I could just fill them with less batter. I don’t know why, but the cupcakes that I overfill and press down are a little more dense (not too much) and much more moist! Try it out!!! This is a trick that my mom would use making cakes all the time… hers always got raves. You’ll just have to trust me!
You don’t have to pile the icing so high like this, but it makes for a pretty picture… and a coffee bean on top of course!
Oh and do you see the guy drinking his coffee up above??? That was TOTALLY unplanned!!! LOL
Happy Creating! (and eating)
linking up here:
Sneaky facebook post. Totally got me here sooner than I would have. I still get your feeds by e-mail, but facebook beat it!! Love the tip of patting with spoon and those look oh so yummy!! If you would like to link it up over at SweetTalkin’ Sunday I would love to have you over!! Enjoy your Sunday afternoon!
thanks, Lisa! I will come on over!!!
These look really good!
Those cupcakes look delicious and I love the spoon trick! I will have to try that out!
Hello, deLISH! Looks great. Loving the comics as your background. Creative touch! Thanks for sharing.
These look & sound SO good!
I love playing with cake mixes, too. Sometimes you ARE just in a Betty Crocker mood! But those are pretty–and I think I’ll try your spoon-mashing trick. I’ve always inclined more toward dense and cakey over light and fluffy, myself!
These look so delicious! I love vanilla lattes, so I’m definitely going to have to try these. Thanks!
Mmm. so good! and love the use of newspaper as backdrop!
Love this!! I wanted to let you know that I am featuring it today! Stop by to grab an “I Was Stuffed” button!
http://www.thegunnysack.com/2012/03/who-was-stuffed-in-gunny-sack-week-28.html
~Tonia
Mmmmm! Sounds yum!! Definitely trying this! Pinned it:D
Thank you!