SPICY CHOCOLATE CHILE CUPCAKES
These chocolate cupcakes, heated up with some spicy red chile, are extraordinarily special. They are perfect for everything from birthday parties to afternoon tea—a great snack when you're craving chocolate, and an ideal dessert after a chile meal. Frost them with your favorite chocolate buttercream frosting, and if in a hurry, you can use the premade frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Semisweet chocolate chips
- 14 tbsp Unsalted butter
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- Pinch salt
- 2 tbsp Hot ground red chile
- 1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Milk chocolate chips
- ½ cup Coarsely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F. Place paper liners in 12 muffin cups. Place the semisweet chocolate chips and all the butter in a medium microwave-safe mixing bowl.
- Cover it with plastic wrap and microwave on full power for 1 minute. Stir, and repeat until the chocolate and butter are just melted.
- Do not overheat, as it will ruin the chocolate. (If you prefer, you can melt the butter and chocolate together in a heavy saucepan. Start over medium heat and then switch to low for the best result, 6 to 8 minutes total.)
- Place the eggs in a small bowl and lightly whisk them. Then add the sugar, vanilla, salt and chile, and mix until well blended. Add the flour to the egg mixture and stir only until just blended.
- Add the chocolate-butter mixture, the chocolate chips and the pecans, and mix only until just blended. Spoon the batter into the lined muffin cups, and bake until just barely done, 30 to 35 minutes.
- A toothpick inserted in the center should come out almost clean, with perhaps a crumb or two. Place the muffin tin on a wire rack, and let it cool for 10 minutes. Then remove the cupcakes from the tin and let them cool completely.
Video
Notes
Chocolate cupcakes, heated up with a few highly spiced purple chile, are exceedingly special. They are best for the whole lot from birthday events to afternoon tea—a brilliant snack whilst you are yearning chocolate, and a great dessert after a chile meal. Frost them together along with your favored chocolate buttercream frosting, and if in a hurry, you may use the premade frosting.
