Valentine’s day is a day to show the ones you love how much they mean to you. This year I’m making Joe some cupcakes infused with cocoa and coffee that are moist and decadent. They are topped with a buttercream chocolate frosting and sprinkled with toffee bits. This recipe comes from the Decadent Dark Chocolate Cake that I made a few years ago. I couldn’t imagine finding a better mocha base that would have the moistness and dark chocolate flavors than we enjoyed in that recipe. At the end I added some mini chocolate chips in the cake batter to add some chocolate texture in each bite. I cheated with a store bought chocolate buttercream frosting but I will include the frosting recipe I’ve made in the past just in case you want to make your own. For all the dark chocolate lovers, these Valentine cupcakes are hard to resist!
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