Tiramisu Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

For the cake

1 1/4 cups

cake flour

3/4 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

salt

1/4 cup

milk

vanilla bean pod, halved and seeds scraped

4 tbsp

unsalted butter

large eggs + 3 egg yolks, at room temp

1 cup

sugar

For the coffee-marsala syrup

3/8 cup

espresso (or strongly brewed coffee)

1 oz

sweet Marsala (I used port)

1/4 cup

sugar

For the frosting

1 cup

heavy cream

8 oz

mascarpone

1 tsp

vanilla

1/2 cup

powdered sugar

Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting

Espresso beans, for garnish