Mexican Hot Chocolate Cup Cakes With Cocoa Whipped Cream Food

MEXICAN HOT COCOA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven as directed on box. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on high speed 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
• Bake cupcakes and cool completely as directed on box.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with vanilla frosting. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer until thoroughly blended and creamy. Add egg; beat well. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, 2/3 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, coffee, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a second bowl. Blend with a whisk until fluffy and no clumps appear. Alternate adding the flour mixture and 1 cup milk into the butter mixture, mixing until just combined. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Move to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 25 minutes.
• Beat butter in the bowl of the stand mixer; add confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until creamy. Add 2 tablespoons milk; mix until frosting is creamy. Mix in 1/2 cup cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Fit a piping bag with a coupler and tip. Drop piping bag into a tall glass and fold edges down around the glass. Spoon frosting into the bag. Gather edges and twist together. Pipe frosting onto the cupcakes.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE "CUP" CAKES WITH COCOA WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• For the Cakes, preheat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 8 (6-ounce) oven proof coffee cups or ramekins with no stick cooking spray with flour or grease and flour cups. Place on large baking sheet.
• Mix flour, 2/3 cup of the granulated sugar, 4 tablespoons of the cocoa powder, baking powder, red chili powder, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Stir in milk, oil and vanilla. (Batter will be stiff.) Spoon evenly into prepared cups. Mix remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder in small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over batter. Spoon 2 tablespoons boiling water into each cup. (Do not stir.)
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until tops are dry to the touch. Cool cups slightly on wire rack.
• For the Cocoa Whipped Cream, beat cream and confectioners' sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Add cocoa powder and vanilla or Kaluha; beat until stiff peaks form. Serve cakes in coffee cups while still warm. Dollop with Cocoa Whipped Cream. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon, if desired.
• Tips Make Ahead: Prepare and bake cakes as directed. Store in refrigerator overnight. To reheat cakes, microwave on HIGH 30 to 60 seconds or until heated through. Recipe for Cocoa Whipped Cream can be doubled. Serve remaining whipped cream on other desserts, hot cocoa or coffee beverages. Or you can serve it on Bonnie's Mexican Hot Chocolate

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE CUP CAKES WITH COCOA WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Add sugar, buttermilk and oil to a stand mixer (or large bowl if you're using a hand mixer). Mix well. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mix well.
• In a separate large bowl, sift cake flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Add 1/3 of your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Pour in your espresso mixture, blend, then continue with two more addition's of the remaining dry ingredients.
• Pour blended batter about 3/4 full into cupcake pans lined with cupcake liners. Bake until the cupcakes have puffed up with a deep brown color, about 25 minutes. Let cool on a baking rack.
• FILLING:.
• While cupcakes are baking, using a double boiler, melt chocolate until completely smooth. Let cool. In a large bowl, mix cooled chocolate and mascarpone cheese until well blended. Scoop mixture into a piping bag.
• With a knife or melon baller, carefully create a hole in the center of each cupcake. Pipe the chocolate mixture into the hole you just created, about 1½ tablespoons of chocolate into each cupcake.
• TOPPING:.
• Mix heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar, cocoa and vanilla in a stand mixer and whip to stiff peaks. Add to a piping bag and pipe over each cupcake in a circular motion.
• Decorate with one or more mini marshmallows and pinch of cinnamon if you like.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE WITH COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring milk to a low simmer over medium heat.
• Add cocoa powder, sugar, salt, vanilla and spices and whisk vigorously to combine.
• Serve warm with coconut (or regular) whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup.
• To make Coconut Whipped Cream:.
• Place your coconut milk in the fridge overnight or in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour. Upon removal, be careful NOT to shake the can as you want the cream to remain separated from the liquid.
• Open the can and scoop the top layer of cream into a chilled mixing bowl. Whip on medium-high until soft peaks form. (Add a dash of the remaining coconut liquid if it's too thick.).
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla and whip again to combine. Taste and adjust flavor/sweetness accordingly. Serve with hot cocoa and reserve the rest in an airtight container in the fridge for later use. Should keep for several days.