Some Like It Hot And Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcake

Serves: 2

Gabriella Kub

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

50

Sweetness

56

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Cocoa

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Vanilla

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Mayonnaise

1

Egg

1 tsp

Cinnamon

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Line mini cupcake pans with paper liners (for a total of 36 mini cupcakes)

3

For the chocolate mayonnaise cake: Mix the sugar and cocoa in a medium bowl

4

In a small bowl, combine the baking soda and 1/2 cup cold water

5

Add the baking soda mixture to the sugar mixture, and then mix in the vanilla and salt

6

Add the flour and mix to combine

7

Fold in the mayonnaise

8

For the dark chocolate chile cheesecake: Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment until fluffy and smooth, about 3 minutes

9

Using a double boiler, melt the dark chocolate

10

Mix the chocolate into the cheesecake batter, and then mix in the ancho and cayenne

11

Layer the cupcake liners with the chocolate mayonnaise cake batter first

12

Then add a layer of the dark chocolate chile cheesecake batter

13

Fill the liners with both batters about three-quarters full because the cupcakes will rise

14

(Depending on your layering technique, you may have more of one batter than the other

15

You can always make straight cupcakes or cheesecakes with the extra batter

16

) Bake about 18 minutes

17

Set aside to cool completely

18

For the chile cream buttercream frosting: In a medium bowl, sift together the ancho, cinnamon and cayenne with the confectioners' sugar

19

Cream together the cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer on medium speed

20

Add the ancho mixture and vanilla and mix until smooth

21

Put the frosting in a piping bag and frost the cooled cupcakes generously