Recipe Test #4 • Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcake

Things got a little hot in the kitchen if I do say so myself. ;) Our best cupcake yet! A chocolatey mouth explosion inspired by Mexican Hot Chocolate. The cake is a rich chocolate base with espresso and cayenne pepper for a little kick. We filled each cupcake with a silky chocolate ganache center. Next we topped the cake with a thin layer of ganache, a dollop of fresh cinnamon whipped cream, and dusted it with a suggestion of cayenne pepper and cocoa powder. WOW! A perfect amount of sweet and spicy. Next time we want to try some meringue on top instead of whipped cream to bring it to another level of awesome.

 Mmmmmmm ganache. 

 Unbaked batter with ganache.

 They baked so beautifully.