When you live in the Northwest, warm drinks seem to be a necessity.  It's not that it's that cold here, we don't have snow for months at a time....and despite the rumors, we don't have rain 360 days a year.  But it is true that we have coffee stands on just about every corner.  In fact if you were to count the number of coffee places within a mile radius of my house the number would be at least 8.  So we are obsessed with coffee and other warm beverages.  In my pursuit of new cupcake recipes, I decided try a hot chocolate recipe but then I started thinking about my other love, Mexican food......so how about a Mexican Hot Chocolate cupcake! And Voila a new cupcake is born.

Baking these bad boys makes the most wonderful smell!

So now for the perfect topping -boiled frosting - a warm marshmellowy topping that is so tasty and really pretty.  Of course it wouldn't be complete with out Mexican chocolate sprinkled on top!

MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmm!