This cheesecake recipe is inspired by my favorite coffee drink, the mochaccino. I enjoy the caffeine of coffee, but I need that chocolate taste to really enjoy it! I decided to bake the cheesecake in coffee mugs to make the dessert resemble the drink it was inspired by. This would also allow the cheesecake to…
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Cuppaccino Cupcakes
These cupcakes were an experiment. I wanted to try to create a gourmet series of cupcakes. I started with ‘cappuccino’. I began with a regular chocolate cake mix. I substituted the water with strong brewed hazelnut flavored coffee. Before baking I sprinkled finely chopped hazelnuts on top of the cupcakes. After the cupcakes cooled I…