Tuesday, October 13, 2009

because she does

erica loves whisky. and i love erica (and whisky).
ooohhhh yeeaaaah, chocolate whisky cupcakes!

ingredients
2 sticks butter, room temp.
2 c flour
7 oz. el rey 60%-or-higher chocolate
1/4 c instant espresso (or instant coffee)
2 T cocoa powder
1 c whisky (i used stranahan's. classy.)
2 c sugar
3 large eggs
1 T vanilla
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt

directions
preheat oven to 325.
melt chocolate in a double boiler.
combine instant coffee and cocoa. add enough boiling water to equal 1 cup, and mix.
add whisky and salt.
beat butter until fluffy. add sugar and continue beating.
add eggs, one at a time. don't stop beating.
beat in vanilla, baking soda, and melted chocolate.
[beat in 1/3 whisky mix.
add 1 c flour.] x2
beat in last 1/3 whisky mix.
pour into cupcake holders, about 3/4 full.
bake approx. 18 minutes, depending on your oven size, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
decorate! perhaps you know an erica who also rocks?

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