White Cupcakes with Mexican Chocolate Frosting

Today is one of my friend's yearly parties. His birthday was on Monday and his party usually coincides with my family reunion. This is one of the first years that it hasn't. This also gave me time to try something really new to bake for his party. Not that they need anymore food. The party is huge with most his family there, a bunch of our friends and his siblings friends.

There is a huge spread. It's all really good too. His Filipino and they always have Filipino food and its really good. I asked his girlfriend, who happens to be one of my best friends what I should make and she said don't go crazy and make whatever. So I decided to something a little outside the box.

I seem to be making cupcakes a lot. Last weekend and this weekend. I'm certainly on a roll. I also plan on making vegan cupcakes for one of the girl's I work with in about two weeks. I guess August will be the month of cupcakes! Let it be written, let it be done, to quote my grandfather. I know Brian really likes spicy food so I decided to give my frosting a little kick. And as usual, I doubled my cupcake recipe because God knows I never make enough... My cupcakes from the family reunion literally disappeared in about five minutes. My dad was all upset because he didn't even get to eat one.

 

White Cupcakes with Mexican Chocolate Frosting

 

 

Ingredients:

[cupcakes]

2 cup sugar

1 cup butter

4 eggs

4 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup milk

[frosting]

1 cup butter, unsalted, room temperature

2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tin with paper liners.

 

In a medium bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally, add the milk and combine until batter is smooth.

 

Bake cupcakes for 20 to 25 minutes. They are done when the cake springs back to the touch.

 

For the frosting, chop the chocolate into smaller pieces. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and set aside.

 

Cream together the confectioner's sugar and butter. Add the chocolate and mix until smooth and chocolate is incorporated. [The sugar and butter mixture will come together nicely when you add the chocolate.] Add the spices and salt and mix until blended.

 

Ice your cupcakes and get ready for a bit of a spicy and sweet kick to your cupcakes! YUM!