Chocolate Chipped

The Iron Cupcake: Chocolate Chipotle Cupcake with Lime Filling and Frosting

Image by nicoleisvegan

There are some cupcakes that just take things up a couple hundred notches, and this is one of them!

Forget your classic yellow batter with chocolate buttercream, move aside devil's food with fudge frosting--make way for the Chocolate Chipotle Cupcake with Lime Filling and Lime Frosting (and it's vegan--why does this not surprise me?!)!

This is the culinary masterpiece of Nicole, from Cupquake, and this is her entry in the Iron Cupcake Challenge. I never knew that there was such a competition, but I'm all for it!  

I think she has a good shot with this entry--what do you think?

Go to the link below for the recipe and to see what the deal is and how to vote for Nicole in this Iron Cupcake Competition (the voting starts on August 31st and run through September 4th)

Grab the recipe! Chocolate Chipotle Cupcake with Lime Pudding filling and Lime Cream Cheese Frosting

All The Rage: Salty Sweet Chocolate Chip Cookies

Image by nanda2483

Over the past year I've been seeing an interesting development with desert trends--the idea of combining the sweet with the savory, and putting salt on chocolate to be specific.

I applaud this new approach to salty chocolate--I do enjoy giving my taste buds a little surprise and I think that the salt somehow heightens the chocolate flavor.

These chocolate chip cookies look amazing with the sea salt sprinkled on top, don't they?

They were made using the New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that everyone is talking about (well, I've heard at least 2 or 3 folks mention it ;-) ).

The next time I make chocolate chip cookies, I'll give this recipe a go!

Grab the recipe! New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies

Will You Try These? Black Bean Brownies

Black Bean Brownie with Soy Dream & Strawberries by Loren Worsley

I know, I know--I couldn't believe it when I first saw the recipe either.

You know how ingenious the Vegans are--they will find any way to make chocolate desserts that are uber rich and decadent.

Exhibit A--please regard this innocent looking brownie. Who would have guessed that it had black beans inside taking the place of flour?

I first saw this over at 101 Cookbooks and the photos of this dessert are amazing over there! (See the link for "Amazing Black Bean Brownies" below).

Apparently black bean brownies are now being sold in at least one restaurant, and folks are going ga-ga over them!!!

I am so tempted to make these just so I can give them to unsuspecting people and then let them know they've been eating black bean brownies :-) .

Plus, they're healthier for you!

Will any of you be trying these?

Grab the recipe(s)!

Amazing Black Bean Brownies (no flour, has chocolate and coffee in there too!)

Vegan Black Bean Brownies (no flour, no eggs)

Breakfast Of Champions! French Toast, Marshmallow Fluff and Nutella Sammy

French toast fluff and nutella sammich, originally uploaded by roboppy.

Holy cow! How sinfully gorgeous is this? I am in love with this photo.

Robyn Lee took this photo of this super-special sandwich which she discovered on a menu in a restaurant.

If you’re craving this sammich right now, there’s no need to go out to a restaurant for it–it’s simple enough to make:

1) Make French Toast.

2) Spread one slice of still warm French Toast with Nutella.

3) Spread other slice of still warm French Toast with Marshmallow Fluff.

4) Mash both sides together into a beautiful mess.

5) Swoon. (Then chow down)