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I want to bake chocolate and coffee cupcakes. Can I just take a choc box mix and sub instant coffee for water?

smilesvssmirks asked:


I don’t want a really strong coffee flavor. On the box mix for the chocolate cake it calls for 1 and 1/3 cup water. Couldn’t I just dissolve a bit of instant coffee/espresso powder into the water to give the cupcakes a hint of the coffee flavor and kick? Or would that mess with the chemicals and the way the wet and dry ingredients react together?

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Tags: Coffee Espresso, Coffee Flavor, Cup Water

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2 Responses to “I want to bake chocolate and coffee cupcakes. Can I just take a choc box mix and sub instant coffee for water?”

1. Cappuccino S Says:
   June 19th, 2009 at 9:22 am

   YES, instant espresso or instant coffee added to the water.

   I also make them stronger by adding the finest ground Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee! It’s a great coffee for baking

2. Reiss G Says:
   June 20th, 2009 at 5:01 pm

   I’m not sure I understand your question. You say you ‘dont want a really strong coffee flavor’, but then you seem to suggest that you want to substitute instant coffee for water – wont that make the coffee flavor stronger?

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