One of the most delicious flavor combinations known to mankind is the addition of cinnamon and chili to chocolate. It creates amazing subtle layers of flavor - sweet and spicy and wonderful. I felt this would be an appropriate dessert to serve at a chili cook-off.
I started with the old favorite - Black Magic Chocolate Cake.
I used the Wilton basic butter cream frosting recipe. I used 1 part butter to 3 parts shortening.
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| Hi, Copernicus! |
I added 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of chipotle powder. After mixing in the powdered sugar, I ended up sprinkling in some more of each as the sweetness started to overpower the spices. Next time, I'd do 2 tablespoons of chipotle.
I used 3/4 cup of tasty tasty cocoa powder. This was only half of what the recipe called for and it still ended up being extremely chocolatey.
The end result was fantastic - a rich chocolate butter cream with just the slightest hint of heat, and a lovely mellow cinnamon note.
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| These cupcakes were lumpy, so they were sacrificed to my tummy. |
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