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These Mexican cupcakes are a delightful blend of chocolate, cinnamon, and a touch of spice. Perfect for adding a little excitement to your dessert table!

Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour. 1 1/2 tsp baking powder. 1/2 tsp baking soda. 1/4 tsp salt. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened. 1 cup granulated sugar. 2 large eggs. 1 tsp vanilla extract. 1/2 cup buttermilk. 1/2 cup sour cream. 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon. 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg. 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper optional for some heat. 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips. 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans optional. 1/4 cup shredded coconut optional. 1/4 cup mini marshmallows optional.

Instructions: Preheat your oven to 350F 175C and line a cupcake tin with paper liners. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper if using. Set aside. In another bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then stir in the vanilla extract. Combine the buttermilk and sour cream in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips, and pecans, coconut, and mini marshmallows if desired. Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cooled, you can frost your Mexican cupcakes with your favorite frosting, or simply dust them with powdered sugar for a lighter option. Serve and enjoy your delicious Mexican cupcakes with a hint of spice and chocolate goodness!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

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I was tagged by byrdiegrey. How did you know I can’t resistthese things? Sorry for the delay. This nursing student was swamped during theweek. Here’s to some really random, wildy wacky facts about me:

 Name: Joneen

 Nickname: I usually say I don’t have a nickname. This is because my name is tricky to say so my friends and family will go to great lengths to make sure you say my name right. After that, you have learned to say my name so well you won’t call me by anything else. I do have friends that call me Jo. My professors generally call me Wilson and the students I don’t will follow their lead. But other than that no nickname.

 Birthday: July

 Gender: Ciswoman

 Orientation: Straight (asexual? Lol. I often wonder!)

 Time and date at current moment: 2/5/2015 9:40 AST

 Lucky number: Good question. I don’t know.

 Last thing I googled: Ciswoman to verify the meaning

 First word that comes to mind: Suspense

 One place that makes me happy: That’s hard! One place? The forest that surround the school at night with the coquí chirping and a warm tropical breeze under the starry sky. I walk there to think, relax and pray. I was there tonight actually.

 How many blankets I sleep under: One. A medium thick one in the winter and my little traveling blankie in the summer. It gets hot on this little island.

 Fictional character: Ricia, a character in all my novels.

 Book: To ask a booklover this question is blaspheme! I’ll tell you the last good book I read. Marko in Papiamentu a random language on a tiny island in the Caribbean. It gave me a new perspective to read that gospel in another language.

 TV show: I don’t watch TV! Does Kid President count?

 Favorite beverage: I drink beverages so rarely, but when I do I enjoy a good fresh lemon grass tea drowned in honey.

 Last movie I saw in theaters: Grand Canyon IMAX® Movie. Almost forgot about that! That was epic.

 Favorite holiday: Sabbath! Especially when it’s filled with good music, the thoughtful spoken word, drama, nature, friends, family and service.

 Dream wedding: I’m still thinking about that. I would love a big wedding with all my friends, but then I’m the type of person who has many friends with whom I interact in little circles that don’t really intersect. I know I would love the colors to be aqua, for my grandma to be there and the bridal party to a least consist of my three best friends.

 Dream job: I don’t know. Perhaps, be a community organizer or a mom in a cozy house were friends, family and strangers could always find food, love and fellowship. Where I could teach people to take charge of their health, minister to their spiritual needs and/or stimulate them mentally.