Chocolate amaretto cupcakes

Cupcakes and muffins Italian cuisine

Spiked cupcakes anyone? These cupcakes, much like my last batch of Mocha cupcakes, will give you a bit of a buzz, albeit in a slightly different way. I probably went a bit overboard on the amaretto in the frosting (2 tablespoons is a wee bit strong for only 12 cupcakes), so I'll leave the recipe flexible and you can decide just how tipsy you'd like your cupcakes to be. Underage? Substitute 1/2 teaspoon almond extract for each tablespoon of amaretto. Granted, you won't get the tingle of the alcohol in your frosting, but you'll still have yourself some pretty darned good cupcakes. These cupcakes arose from one of those, I. Must. Bake. Immediately. urges, that seem to be occurring on quite the regular basis (like, every weekend). Unfortunately, I think all my sugary concoctions are starting to take a toll on Taylor's teeth (not that he didn't have cavities before I met him) but I feel as though I'm making it worse. And me, who's been cavity-free my entire life, can't help but feel the