Giant Cupcake

Name: Giant Cupcake
Yield: 10-12 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup skinned hazelnuts; 2 tbsp very strong brewed coffee; 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour; 9 ounces milk or dark chocolate rolled wafer cookies; 1 tsp baking powder; 20 chocolate-covered coffee beans; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pan; 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, softened (for buttercream); 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 4 cups confectioners' sugar (for buttercream); 4 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (for buttercream); 2 tbsp milk

Giant Cupcake was pinched from <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/giant-cupcake/3-r-318842" target="_blank">www.ivillage.com.</a>

"Instead of making a batch of cupcakes, why not confuse everyone and make a monster! It is a little wasteful because of the need to shape the coffee cakes, but enjoy sampling as you sculpt them. Cook’s treat!..."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup skinned hazelnuts

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2 tbsp very strong brewed coffee

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1 1/2 cups self-rising flour

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9 ounces milk or dark chocolate rolled wafer cookies

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1 tsp baking powder

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20 chocolate-covered coffee beans

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1 cup unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pan

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1 1/3 cups unsalted butter, softened (for buttercream)

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2/3 cup packed brown sugar

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4 cups confectioners' sugar (for buttercream)

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4 large eggs, lightly beaten

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract (for buttercream)

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2 tbsp milk

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