Ingredients
150 gram butter
200 mL coca cola
1 tsp expresso powder
¾ tsp baking soda
250 gram self-rising flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
300 gram sugar
2 eggs
125 mL buttermilk
100 gram chocolate chips
125 gram butter
6 tbsp coca cola
1 tsp vanilla syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cup powdered sugar
½ cup ground hazelnuts
Directions
Step 1
Dice the butter and add to a saucepan with the coca cola and espresso powder and melt on medium high heat
150 gram butter
200 mL coca cola
1 tsp expresso powder
Step 2
Take the pan off the heat and stir in the baking soda and let it cool down
¾ tsp baking soda
Step 3
In a large bowl sift the flour sugar and cocoa powder
250 gram self-rising flour
300 gram sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Step 4
In another bowl whisk the eggs buttermilk and vanilla
2 eggs
125 mL buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
Step 5
Add all the liquids to the dry ingredients and mix them well then fold in the chocolate chips
100 gram chocolate chips
Step 6
Bake 13-16 minutes in a 170 c fan oven
Step 7
In a saucepan melt the butter and coca cola together on medium high heat
125 gram butter
6 tbsp coca cola
Step 8
Add the vanilla powdered sugar cocoa powder and ground hazelnuts and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy . If the mixture is stiff add 1/2 tsp of coca cola and loosen it up
1 tsp vanilla syrup
2 cup powdered sugar
½ cup ground hazelnuts
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Step 9
Put the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe onto the cupcakes when they have cooled down . I like to decorate mine with cola bottle sweets afterwards
