The cupcake of the month (and maybe the year..) is Chocolate and Chilli! Again, I got the recipe from 500 Cupcakes. The batter was pretty hot and I was a little worried. Then, I ate a warm cupcake and it was kind of amazing. THEN, I made the frosting (!!) and oh my God! It was DELICIOUS! Like, all the flavors melted together and kindly left me ugghhhmmming in the kitchen for a few minutes. Yeah, I ate two cupcakes today. SUE ME!
The frosting calls for Tia Maria, a coffee liqueur. I’m sure you can find it in any liquor store, but we used it as a reason to go to our favorite liquor/specialty foods & cheeses store, Spec’s. We visit the downtown Houston location, which is a pretty big warehouse with endless amounts of beer, wine, liquor, gourmet foods, cheeses, and an awesome deli ($2.50 po-boys! get ‘em! they’re amazinggg). It was pricey, but I think it’s worth it. Same goes for the dutch-process cocoa and chipotle chilli powder. These are probably the priciest homemade cupcakes I’ve ever made! But. Seriously, guys. I wish I could email them to everyone I know because I think I’m going to marry it. They were that good.
I want to share the recipe, but that might be illegal, since it’s from a book. You should probably buy it, anyway. It’s cheap and there are 500 variations of cupcakes in it. A cupcake book! Everyone loves cupcakes.
I’ve always liked the sound of Tia Maria, hee hee, but I’ve never tried it.
The cupcake looks to die for.
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Lisa
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:00 am
It was really delicious!
I have yet to try the Tia Maria by itself. Honestly, I don’t think I will. I’m a total lightweight when it comes to alcohol.
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What an interesting sounding cupcake. Chocolate and Chili… Haha.
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Lisa
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:01 am
it was good! my mom said she liked the cupcake by itself, but I found myself needing the frosting or else it was a smidge on the “too spicy” side of things.
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Oh yes…chocolate & spicy go so well together. I would’ve eaten more than 2.
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Lisa
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:01 am
I ate another with Jason, after dinner. I’m baaaad!
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Aaaah…Chocolate and Chilli… it´s no wonder, that you ate two of them. *grin* I would have eaten all, I guess.
I´m from Germany… so I don´t have a chance to bake them.
I found your blog while I was looking for the Mary Jane pattern. I made two pairs at the last weekend.
But they are not the only reason, why I like visting your blog daily. Your pics are wonderful! And your boys are soooooooooooo cute!
Have a nice day!
Wonni
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Lisa
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April 14th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Hi!! Welcome! I hope you stick around!
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Ohmigoodness! That looks absolutely divine. What a gorgeous and delicious-looking cupcake!
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Lisa
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April 15th, 2010 at 11:39 am
thank you!
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