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Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Published: Feb 6, 2016 · This post may contain affiliate links

Chocolate with a bit of spicyness...yes please!  Today we celebrate another Cupcake Saturday! I hope you all are loving these cupcake recipes as much as we are! There is just something so fantastic about kicking off the weekend with a new cupcake flavor. I love it!  This Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe is the perfect combination of chocolate with a bit of a kick. Not too crazy but enough that you know it is there.

Contents

  • Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
    • Great Dessert Recipes
  • Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
    • Ingredients
      • Cupcake Ingredients:
      • Frosting Ingredients:
    • Instructions
      • Frosting Recipe:
    • Nutrition

Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

This year is all about cupcake recipes! From sweet to tangy we are sharing a new recipe every week!

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • Flour
  • Baking cocoa
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Cinnamon
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Milk
  • Half & half
  • Vegetable oil
  • Vanilla
  • Eggs

Frosting Ingredients:

  • Sweet cream
  • Powdered sugar
  • Heavy whipping cream

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Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Print Rate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 251kcal
Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 2 C All Purpose Flour
  • ⅔ C unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
  • ¾ C Milk
  • ½ C half & half
  • ½ C Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Eggs

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 C sweet cream
  • 4 C Confectioners Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
  • In a large mixing bowl ADD the following: flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, vanilla, eggs, vegetable oil, milk and half and half.
  • Mix on low for 30 seconds.
  • Mix on high for 2 minutes.
  • Fill paper lined cupcake tins ¾ full.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes

Frosting Recipe:

  • Add sweet cream and powder sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  • Mix on high until sweet cream and powder sugar is thoroughly mixed.
  • If it does not mix add the heavy whipping cream. (Again remember to be patient with the sweet cream and powder sugar.)
  • Check to see if the frosting can form and keep a stiff peak. If not add more powder sugar and mix until it can form and keep that stiff peak.
  • Using a pastry bag and a large tip frost the cooled cupcakes.
  • Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the freshly frosted cupcakes.
Hand Mixer
Muffin Pan

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 251 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 45mg15%
Sodium 245mg11%
Potassium 76mg2%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 20g22%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 334IU7%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 28mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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