So I spent yesterday cleaning the kitchen, cooking, and then cleaning the kitchen again.

But that's okay, because one of the outcomes of this was a batch of 'special' chocolate cupcakes, inspired by this chocolate that The Princess and I enjoy. I started with the Basic Chocolate Cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. I doubled the cocoa and added some chocolate chips. And then... I blended the soymilk with two large jalapeño peppers and a big chunk of fresh ginger. I ran it through a strainer, added a little more grated fresh ginger and baked them! They came out a beautiful chocolate colour and I piled on Fluffy Vegan Buttercream Frosting mixed with a little chili powder and dried ginger, before dripping on some Quick Melty Ganache and sprinkling them with sprinkles (because who doesn't love sprinkles?) and some more ginger and chili powders.
In the end they weren't as spicy as I'd hoped (or nearly as spicy as the batter was. I should know because I ate extensive amounts of it). However, they still had a unique twist of flavour. I'll probably try this again with maybe twice the jalapeño and some more ginger. At least they turned out rather pretty:
So that's my big cupcake news of the week!