Did someone say coffee?

I know I've mentioned this before, but the stereotype of the coffee drinking Seattle-ite is true!  We love our coffee, so when I began the "cuptail" making adventure it only seemed natural to make a Kahlua Coffee Mocha Cuptail, so I did.
I love Kahlua! When I was 19 my grandparents took me into Mexico (they were snow birds living in Yuma at the time).  I insisted that we pick up some Kahlua and we did - we each bought a bottle, but unfortunately I was too young to bring a bottle back over the border (and the border guard was not very nice about it).  I was given the choice to either take it back to the store where I bought it, or dump it out right there, NO WAY was I going to dump a perfectly good bottle of Kahlua, so we sadly took it back to the store.  My first college boyfriend taught me to make "homemade" Kahlua but the process is timely and well, I can just run down to the liquor store and buy it now (I'm well above 21).  So as you can see, Kahlua and I go way back!

This also happens to be my son's favorite cupcake that I make - just more proof that he's mine!

Out of all the "alcohol" based cuptails I make, this one is only one that requires an extra shot be involved - you know, the one that goes directly into my pie-hole!

I know I've said this before - but these come out of the oven smelling just heavenly........ahhhh.

Topped with a light whipped chocolate and a chocolate covered espresso bean and there you have it!  Pure delight in 1 or 2 bites!