The recipe is:
Cupcake Batter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp allspice
1/4 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter
3 tbsp strong black coffee
1 tbsp espresso powder
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup whole milk
1 egg
Frosting
1 1/2 cups cold heavy cream
3 tbsp confectioners sugar
2 tsp almond extract
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit , in a medium bowl mix together the dry ingredients (even the sugar - although it is "technically" considered a wet ingredient do it anyway...). Then, in a small bowl melt the butter and add the cocoa powder, coffee, espresso powder, and almond extract...whisk together until smooth. Whisk in the milk and egg. Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat with an electric hand mixer until combined and smooth (be careful not to over mix!) Bake in prepared cupcake pan for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. While they are baking you can beat together the heavy cream, confectioners sugar, and almond extract. Be sure to wait until the cupcakes are completely cool before frosting them.
If you want to get fancy, you can make a caramel drizzle and a chocolate drizzle....making a caramel is very easy, its basically just sugar and heavy cream.
