Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Classic Vanilla Buttercream

What could be better than a classic chocolate cupcake with creamy vanilla frosting? Its simplicity doesn't take away from how divine this cupcake is--it is by far a favorite! What I love to do is change the ingredients a little bit. Here, I have used dangerously rich dark cocoa powder to really give you that intense flavor as well as cut back on the white granulated sugar that one will often times see, and replace with that wonderful, molasses filled of brown sugar.

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Cinco de Mayo Churro Cake with Mexican Hot Chocolate Frosting

This is the most fabulous food to ever accompany a margarita. You start with an incredibly moist cinnamon cake, add cayenne pepper spiced pecans between the layers, and a spicy-sweet milk chocolate frosting. It does not get any better than that! You have a bit of heat paired with the ever so wonderful cinnamon, a nice crunch, all wrapped in smooth milk chocolate. Grab your margarita and get to baking!

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