Happy Halloween!
Okay, I know I'm a few days late in posting, but I made these hot chocolate cupcakes for a Halloween potluck at work. No one got my costume, but at least they all loved the cupcakes.
Fall has hit the Great Northwest, and I've got to say, even though it means winter is coming and I'm going to be cold and miserable for the next several months, fall has to be my favorite season here. The leaves are changing and it's prettier than any picture could ever capture. There's also a definite bite in the air that means it's time for mittens, scarves, and hot chocolate. That's where the idea for these cupcakes came from.
My mom is the queen of hot drinks. Usually it's tea, sometimes apple cider, but every now and then she'd make hot chocolate for my sister and me. She'd break out that yellow package with the paper wrapped disks of Mexican chocolate infused with cinnamon and sugar, chop it fine and heat it over the stove with milk and vanilla. Nowadays we're all grown up and she'd probably add a little rum, too. That feeling of anticipation and then warm comfort was what I was hoping to capture in these cupcakes. Rich and warm from the cinnamon and vanilla, with a creamy marshmallow center. Maybe I'll even add a little rum next time.
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