In case you didn't know, yesterday (10/18) was National Chocolate Cupcake Day. Yum!
My weekend was fairly busy and I wasn't sure I would have time to bake anything to celebrate. Sunday morning at 9:30 I thought, 'darn it, I have to bake something!'
I grabbed my Martha Stewart Cupcake book (a gift from my fabulous friend danger kitten and her husband) and rustled through to find a recipe that sounded intruiging. The problem? I was definitely low on ingredients.
Ultimately I chose my old standby- Martha's 1-bowl chocolate cupcakes. But to spice it up, I added toffee bits into the cupcakes. Then to frost them, I chose a Dark Chocolate Frosting (from Martha as well) with some sea salt on top.
The combination of flavors was incredible. Rich, sweet, and salty all rolled in one.
I brought the cupcakes to my husband's performance to congratulate him and his castmates on a wonderful show (for a local Library Arts series). I tried to snap a picture of the cupcake on stage, but the lighting was all wrong. So, this one with the mic pack will have to do.
How did you celebrate Chocolate Cupcake Day 2009?
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These look yummy! I love the idea of putting the salt on top, too, which is not something I would have thought of. Chocolate + salt=heaven. Glad you're enjoying your book and hope you didn't receive two!
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