Best 7 Cinco De Chili Chocolate Cupcakes With Chili Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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Are you looking for a unique and flavorful dessert to impress your friends and family? Look no further than Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting! This creative take on the classic chocolate cupcake combines the heat of chili peppers with the sweetness of chocolate, creating a delightful combination that is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Topped with a creamy, slightly spicy chili cream cheese frosting, these cupcakes are the perfect balance of sweet and savory, making them a perfect treat for any occasion.

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CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! Topped with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual Chili Cook-off. Many wanted THEM to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste. (IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!)

Provided by Candice

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 1h18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • Empty the boxed cake mix into a mixing bowl, and whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground ancho chile and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the water, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • In a bowl, sift 1 teaspoon of ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and the cinnamon with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls, and poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into the frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES



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Provided by Food Network

Time 53m

Yield 24 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 25

3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
5 tablespoons chocolate instant pudding mix
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon ground chile powder
2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup low-fat milk
5 whole eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ounces sour cream
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Dark Chocolate Ganache, recipe follows
Edible gold dust
Vodka
24 large sugar diamond
120 small sugar diamonds
Edible gold glitter
2 1/2 pounds dark chocolate (recommended: Ghirardelli's)
1 quart heavy cream
1/4 pound butter, cubed

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare a cupcake pan with 24 cupcake liners.
  • Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda, chile powder, cayenne, and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract in a 5-quart mixer with a paddle attachment on first speed. Add the sour cream and mayonnaise. Add the dry ingredients, 1 scoop at a time, allowing each scoop to be incorporated before adding the next. Once all the dry ingredients are incorporated, stop the mixer and scrape down sides and bottom. Turn the mixer up to second speed and mix well. Turn the mixer off. Add the chocolate chips and fold in by hand. Fill the cupcake liners using a 2-ounce scoop. Bake for 15 minutes. Insert a skewer into the cupcake, if it comes out clean they are ready to be removed from the oven. Let cool completely before decorating.
  • To assemble: Place a star tip #849 in a large piping bag. Fill with Dark Chocolate Ganache and generously frost each cupcake. Mix equal parts gold dust with vodka to make an edible gold paint. Using a small round brush, paint the edges of the ganache with the edible gold paint. Garnish by placing 1 large and 5 small sugar diamonds on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle with edible gold glitter.
  • Make your own double boiler by filling a pot half way with hot water. Let the water come to a boil. Place a metal bowl over the pot, making sure that the water does not touch the bottom of the bowl. Put the chocolate in the bowl and stir to melt. When the chocolate is melted completely, remove from the heat. Scald the cream (to 180 degrees F) in a pot over medium heat. Pour the heated cream over the melted chocolate and slowly incorporate; the chocolate will appear glassy. Add the butter, in pieces, to the chocolate. Mix until all the butter has melted. Let set for 1 to 2 hours. The ganache is ready when it is a pipe-able consistency.

CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES



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I found this recipe on a blog called Cupcake Bakeshop, which is now closed. I haven't tried it yet, but wanted to save it for safe-keeping. It calls for a specialty item, ground pequin chilies, but I will be using chipotle chili powder, as I already have that. Top with Chili Chocolate Ganache Frosting, which I will post seperately.

Provided by scfl76

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 24 cupcakes, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups water
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground dried chile pequins
1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Boil water in a kettle then measure out 1-1/4 cup.
  • Combine chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in a medium sized bowl, add boiling water, whisk until smooth, set aside.
  • Sift flours, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Add the ground pepper, set aside.
  • In a standing mixer, beat butter until creamy.
  • Add the brown sugar and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • At medium speed, add eggs one at a time, beat well between each.
  • Add sour cream and vanilla and beat until combined.
  • Add about a third of the flour mixture, beat briefly until combined.
  • Add about half of the chocolate mixture, beat briefly until combined.
  • Repeat, adding flour, chocolate, then flour. Beat until just combined. Scrape down bowl if needed.
  • Fill cupcake papers about 3/4s full. Bake at 350 degree oven for 22-25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.8, Fat 12, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 48.9, Sodium 149.5, Carbohydrate 21.5, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 13.4, Protein 2.6

CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! Topped with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual Chili Cook-off. Many wanted THEM to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste. (IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!)

Provided by Candice

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 1h18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • Empty the boxed cake mix into a mixing bowl, and whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground ancho chile and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the water, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • In a bowl, sift 1 teaspoon of ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and the cinnamon with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls, and poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into the frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! Topped with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual Chili Cook-off. Many wanted THEM to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste. (IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!)

Provided by Candice

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 1h18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • Empty the boxed cake mix into a mixing bowl, and whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground ancho chile and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the water, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • In a bowl, sift 1 teaspoon of ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and the cinnamon with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls, and poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into the frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! These little chili cakes are topped with chili cream cheese frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual chili cook-off. Many wanted these cupcakes to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste (if you can take it).

Provided by Candice

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Whisk cake mix, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ancho chile, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper. Beat in water, vegetable oil, and eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • Sift 1 teaspoon ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and cinnamon with confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat in cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; mix in vanilla extract.
  • Spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls. Poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! Topped with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual Chili Cook-off. Many wanted THEM to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste. (IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!)

Provided by Candice

Categories     Mexican Recipes

Time 1h18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • Empty the boxed cake mix into a mixing bowl, and whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground ancho chile and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the water, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • In a bowl, sift 1 teaspoon of ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and the cinnamon with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls, and poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into the frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

Tips:

  • For a spicier cupcake, add an extra 1/4 teaspoon of chili powder to the batter.
  • To make the cupcakes even more moist, use buttermilk instead of regular milk.
  • If you don't have chili powder, you can substitute a mixture of paprika, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
  • Be sure to beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy before adding the powdered sugar.
  • If the frosting is too thick, add a little bit of milk until it reaches the desired consistency.
  • Garnish the cupcakes with a sprinkle of chili powder or a drizzle of chocolate syrup before serving.

Conclusion:

These Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting are a fun and festive treat that is perfect for any celebration. The cupcakes are moist and flavorful, with just the right amount of spice. The frosting is light and fluffy, with a perfect balance of sweetness and heat. Whether you're serving them at a party or enjoying them as a special treat, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit.

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