{"id":1467,"date":"2012-06-18T21:59:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T05:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/djssugarshack.com\/wordpress1\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2017-07-03T19:43:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T03:43:45","slug":"aztec-mocha-cupcakes-cream-cheese-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djssugarshack.com\/wordpress1\/aztec-mocha-cupcakes-cream-cheese-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Aztec Mocha Cupcakes & Cream Cheese Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week was a friend’s going away party . The theme for dinner was Mexican. Other than re-fried beans I had absolutely nothing to contribute. What I did have was a bunch of pink cream cheese frosting left over from the fairy cake<\/a> I\u00a0 made a few days before. Rather than throwing it away or eating it, which would most likely be the case, I decided to make some cupcakes. To go along with the Mexican theme I made Aztec Mocha Cupcakes.<\/p>\n

Have you ever had an Aztec Mocha? It is pretty much mocha with just a dash of cayenne pepper. Sounds weird, aye? I remember being leery the first time I was offered one of these, but I gave it a shot and wow, chocolatey spiciness….YUMMO!<\/p>\n

I read several recipes and saw that many of them used ancho chili powder along with the cayenne pepper. I wasn’t able to find any ancho chili powder, but with a little help from a friend I was able to get my hands on some dried ancho chilies.<\/p>\n

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To make these cupcakes I decided to modify my standard chocolate cupcake recipe which uses coffee. I infused the coffee with the ancho chili. To do this I brought about 2 cups of coffee just to a boil; placed one chili in the pot and let it simmer for about 10- 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

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I then poured the coffee and chili in to a large measuring cup covered it and let it sit over night. When I was ready to use the coffee I poured it through a strainer to get the seeds out.<\/p>\n

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These cupcakes were a big hit. I brought 24 to the party and came home with 2. Several people people went back for seconds:)<\/p>\n

The spiciness in these can be adjusted to fit your taste. I suggest adding the cayenne one teaspoon at a time and tasting before adding more.<\/p>\n

The pink frosting from the Fairy Cake was cream cheese frosting & it paired very well with the spicy chocolate.<\/p>\n

Here’s the recipe:<\/p>\n

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