Posted by Claire O'Neill

Make 12 cupcakes / 150 degree oven



50g dark chocolate

1/2 cup coffee

1 1/4 cups cake flour

1/2 cup coco powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp cinnamon

1 egg

1 egg white

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup oil

3/4 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

■Melt the chocolate in the hot coffee, stirring occasionally until soft for about five minutes.
■Sift together all the dry ingredients and set aside.
■In an electric mixer beat together the eggs and sugar until the mixture is pale and creamy.
■Slowly add buttermilk, vanilla, oil and chocolate mixture.
■Add the flour mixture in three portions and beat until smooth.
■Cook for 22 minutes
Cinnamon coconut custard
300 ml coconut cream

300 ml milk

110 caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla

4 egg yolks

1/4 cup maizena

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 tbspn butter



■Put the coconut cream, the milk, the caster sugar and the vanilla in a pot and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
■In a separate bowl whisk together the maizena, the cinnamon and the eggs yolks.
■Add half a cup of the milk mixture to the maizena mixture and mix until smooth and then mix in the rest of the milk mixture.
■Transfer the mixture back into the hot and simmer until it thickens, whisking constantly.
■Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and add the butter. Beat with an electric mixture for 3 minutes.
■Allow to cool.

Thank you so much for this recipe Claire, I will definitely try this one. Yum!!