Better with Booze - Kahlua Cupcakes

The statement stands for itself. Everything is better with booze. Beer sausage, whiskey BBQ sauce, muscles in white wine reduction, coffee with Baileys. This isn`t limited to food either. in most cases, booze makes everything a little bit better. Parties, first dates, Saturday mornings, sex.

I digress.

My point is, when I was looking for something a bit more jazzy then your typical chocolate butter cream icing (which is still awesome, I`m not knocking it) I turned to booze. More specifically, I turned to Kahlua.

When it Rains, Make Cake - Flourless Ancho Chili Chocolate Cake

A rainy day in May. 
I have the house to myself, spending the night with a glass of wine, a girly movie and chocolate cake. 
This is a great cake, I grabbed it off Silk Road's website months ago. I love making it to share with my mom, not only because it's gluten free - it's a great cake all round. 

Va-Va-Voom - Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla or chocolate? It's a question that usually doesn't really need more than an instant to consider. Chocolate all the way! Until, of course, I found these...