Sometimes I crave spice and sweet together. If one adds sweetness to spicy food it may go wrong, but the other way round works just like a charm.
Hence, I made these cupcakes with the addition of spices and they tasted absolutely what I was looking for! I’ve made two kind of frosting here, one with chocolate and the other with cocoa. Both were good but the one with melted chocolate had a richer and smooth texture to it.
Ingredients:
Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes:
125 g All purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
75g Chocolate, chopped
125 g Unsalted Butter
125 g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Salt, pinch
Coffee, 1 tbsp dissolved in 2 tbsp of hot water
4 tbsp heavy cream
SPICE MIX
1.5 tsp Ground Ginger
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Ground Nutmeg, a pinch
Ground Clove, a pinch
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting 1 :
Cream Cheese 125 g, softened
Butter 50 g, softened
Semi sweet chocolate 60 g, chopped
Vanilla Extract 1 tsp
Milk 1-2 tbsp
Icing Sugar 50 g
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting 2 :
125 g, Cream Cheese softened
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1-2 tbsp Heavy Cream
50 g Icing Sugar
Instructions:
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line muffin tray with cupcake liners.
Sift dry ingredients except sugar together. Set aside.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Once melted, set aside.
Cream butter in a mixing bowl with the help of an electric beater for a few minutes.
Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
Add eggs and beat until mixture is light and fluffy.
Add vanilla extract and coffee. Mix until well combined.
Add flour mixture and continue to beat until well combined.Do not overbeat.
Add cream and mix well.
Using a spatula, fold in the melted chocolate.
Spoon batter into cupcake liners until three-quarters full. Bake for 20 minutes.
When cupcakes are done, remove from the oven and let cupcakes sit in the muffin tray for 5 minutes.
Remove cupcakes from the tray and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting 1 :
Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring until smooth. Let stand until just warm.
Beat cream cheese, butter and milk until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla essence and mix well with the beater.
Gradually add the icing sugar and beat until mixture is smooth.
Mix in melted chocolate until combined.
Using a piping bag pipe the cooled cupcakes or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting 2:
Beat the cream cheese, vanilla essence and heavy cream together. Sift icing sugar and cocoa powder over it and beat until well combined.
Using a piping bag pipe the cooled cupcakes or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
PS: Did you notice that the frosting is definitely way more better at presentation than my previous posts. I followed Marina’s (from City-Cupcakes) advise and got pretty looking swirls. 🙂
These are real beauties.! Glad to have found you blog. Visit mine when you find time
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thanks so much Ranjani! I sure will!!
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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This looks so delicious! 🙂 – Lena
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Aww! Thanks a lot! 🙂
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I also love some spice in chocolate cake to contrast with the sweetness. Your photos & styling is gorgeous.
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Yep, there’s something dreamy about chocolate and spice!
Thanks for your lovely feedback! 🙂
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I LOVE spicy chocolate things. This recipe sounds so good. I’m going to have to try a grain-free version for my blog, since I can’t have gluten.
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Wow! That’s cool! I hope it’s as much fun for you as it was for me. Thank you!
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These look fantastic!!
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Thanks Sarah! 🙂
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These look absolutely DIVINE!! I’m a huge fan of chocolate and spice flavours together too – I will definitely be trying these out – lovely photos as well 🙂
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That’s cool! Hope you enjoy them as well. 🙂
Thank you so much. 🙂
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Woah !! Another awesome Indian food blog ! Oh man I love it already. The cupcakes are just so awesome and I am going to explore your other recipes too. I hope I’d love them all. ❤
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Hey Rumi! So glad to have met you! Thanks for all your lovely words and I do hope you like what you see on my blog! Excited to explore your space and connect with you! Have a nice week ahead! 🙂
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Oh yes your blog is awesome. I loved the recipes and your writing. I am so glad to find you too 🙂 Hope to see you around ! Love ❤
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I’m so glad 😀
Definitely see you around! Love 🙂
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Gorgeous looking cupcakes dear!You are such a good cake decorator!! ❤
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Awwww. Thanks so much dear :$
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The swirls look perfect Radhika! Love the variety of frostings, they all look amazing!
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Thanks Naina! 🙂
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Beautiful cupcakes!
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What a beauty!…and perfectly frosted.
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Thanks dear 🙂
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Amazing yaar.. spiced cupcakes looks great
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Thanks so much Sri 🙂
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How delicious. Chocolates always steal the limelight. And yes!! the frosting looks beautiful.
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Thanks so much Namrata 🙂
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lovely !!! 😀
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lovely !!! 😀
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Thanks dear 🙂
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Wow gorgeous looking chocolatey cupcakes. ..With addition of so many flavours in here….fantastic. ..
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Thanks Chitra! They were quite good with all the spices! 🙂
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I love the frosting as much as the cupcakes! These look scrumptious! ❤️
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Thanks Ummey! 🙂 I liked the first frosting better 🙂
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Lovely swirls! I’m sure the spice makes them over-the-top delicious and decadent…yum!
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Thanks Bonnie! Yep it takes it to another level! 🙂
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I am trying to imagine the taste. What a lovely combination!
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Thanks Lori! They were quite delicious indeed! 🙂
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Visual treat:-) loving it..
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Thanks Vidya! 🙂
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yes! the swirls are pretty nice 🙂 I have wanted to try a chocolate with chili on it since.. ever! I’m still searching for one so I get what you say about spicy and sweetness 😛
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Hehe… Thanks 🙂 yayyy! Feels better 😉
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Yum!
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Thanks! 😦
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Aww how cute!!! I want all of it now 😛
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Awww… Thanks dear. Totally Malar 🙂
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These look so good!!
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Thanks so much!
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