Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes (Tuesdays with Dorie)

Poking a little fun at today's economic situation... :)

For this week's Tuesdays with Dorie selection, UCLA Bruin and incredible baker Clara of IHeartFood4Thought selected Chocolate-Chocolate Cupakes on pages 215-217 of Dorie's book, Baking: From My Home to Yours.

I have made these cupcakes, exactly per the directions, a bunch of times (here and here and here) and never had a problem. They are the bomb. However, lots of people had problems with them and I think I got baking-anxiety!!! :) My cupcakes weren't as good as before and the glaze was a joke (I ran out of bittersweet and used semi-sweet and my frosting seized or something totally messed up!)

I filled mine with some Nutella for way too much sweetness. I think it was a little much.

My gravestones are Pep Farm's Mint Milanos (really, you need to have the Mint ones so you can eat the leftovers...) Thanks Clara for a great choice, and check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers!

Next week, we're making Rugelach and electing a new President! Can you believe we'll be posting on Election Day?! I voted early in Los Angeles last week and was so happy to see a bunch of eager voters there with me! I always get a bit emotional and sappy when I vote. My mom is a naturalized citizen and has never missed an election. As I stand in the little plastic voting booth, I think of all the people in emerging democracies waiting for hours in line to vote (sometimes in danger zones), and how lucky I am to safely cast my ballot each election. Although I encourage Californians to vote No on Prop 8 and No on Prop 4, it is more important that everyone exercise your right to bubble in, ink-a-vote, pull a lever or punch card your ballot.