Comments on: WWYB: cupdate!

By: CB

CB — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:27:18 +0000

LYNDA, thanks for the mexican chocolate education! ooohh almond flavor sounds yummy.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:31:12 +0000

Just a little FYI, you will see a lot of chocolate desserts called Mexican Chocolate, due to the addition of cinnamon. Real Mexican chocolate is made from a combination of choclate, cinnamon and ground almonds. You can find real Mexican chocolate at Hispanic grocery stores. Abuelita is a good brand. A couple of drops of almond flavoring or some ground almonds would actually give them a more authentic flavor.

By: CB

CB — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:52:16 +0000

RACHEL, oh whew! I think we've all left out an ingredient before. Amazing how one ingredient could change the whole thing huh? ;) So glad you ended up enjoying the recipe.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:43:56 +0000

So, I made these last night and they were terrible! I couldn’t figure out why everyone loved them.

Then, I realized that I forgot to add the baking soda…

I re-made them and they are, in fact, ridiculously delicious!! Thanks!

By: CB

CB — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:24:21 +0000

ASHLEY, omg. delicious doesn’t even begin to describe! Thanks for the suggestion!

ZEBE, you are totally my cake geek go-to friend! and I wub you for it :) Thanks for a little mexican chocolate history.

By: zebe912

zebe912 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:17:36 +0000

I’ll be the geek here: A lot of the Mexican hot chocolate recipes have either cinnamon or a bit of hot pepper in them. My guess is that because of the cinnamon combo, they call them Mexican cupcakes. It has to do with the whole history of chocolate too though, because Aztecs, I think, were some of the first originators of chocolate. Thank you Aztecs!!

By: Ashley Barrineau

Ashley Barrineau — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:54:58 +0000

Sounds like it worked out really well, and it looks delicious

By: CB

CB — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:37:53 +0000

RACHEL, red pepper flakes. interesting! I love red pepper flakes. ::storing in my mental cupcake roladex:: omg, and yes definitely make them! You’ll love them! I am kinda bummed that I 1/2 the recipe and only made 12 b/c I am craving them now! LOL.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:06:09 +0000

You know what might make them Mexican, too. Some red pepper flakes. You know, spicy chocolate. Although the recipe sounds dang good how it is…I’m totally making these!

By: JuniperBlue

JuniperBlue — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:18:26 +0000

Hehe, nice to “meet” you too, and I’ll definitely try out the recipe – a little splash of tequila won’t hurt, right…?!