A spin on hot chocolate

Usually it has to be closer to winter for hot chocolate to be on my mind, but hot chocolate in cake form is a different story. And not just any hot chocolate; tuxedo hot chocolate. I'm not a big fan of real rich and dark chocolate so I found a happy medium by adding white chocolate chips to the batter along with mini marshmallows.

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Too sweet? No way. This chocolate cake is very different from any other chocolate cake and honestly, with it's smooth and soft texture it does taste like a good cup of hot chocolate. The marshmallows and the white chocolate collaborate nicely especially with the light and fluffy marshmallow frosting. 

Speaking of really good tuxedos, ready for some new James Bond this weekend? Grab a cupcake and take a look back at Casino Royale before Skyfall hits the theaters: Just Hit Play Also take a look at the not-as-good Qauntum of Solace

Or just look at this...

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Be prepared...

For all of this fun stuff!!

Yup, I've got plenty of ideas coming my way and I can't wait!! Another plus, the South Side knows what's up. I was still able to get some pumpkin spice marshmallows for a pretty crazy awesome batch of rice krispie treats. :)

Not to mention pumpkin bars and hot chocolate cake with marshmallow frosting on the wish list. It'll be a busy baking rest of the week! 

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Wake up!

First of all, I must say, I ate one of those cocoa white chocolate chip rice krispies and they are just a fabulous as I thought.

Since I was up all hours of the night baking, this is my situation:

Iced Venti sub lemonade Cool Lime Refresher.. aka liquid speed. Why? It's made with caffeine extract. They take caffeine out of un-roasted arabica beans and un-roasted beans have a ton of caffeine!

Still trying to find something to pair it with, obviously in the lime variety, key lime bars?? A new twist on the lemon square? Although I don't think I can touch the lemon square idea.. not after experiencing Aunt Donna's lemon squares - I'm usually not a fan of the tart lemon thing but my boyfriend's aunt uses some sort of magic on the baked goodness underneath that powdered sugar.

Anyway, until I figure that out, the refresher just wasn't cuttin' it. Welcome to the caffeine drawer:

While I was able to stock up on my Cafe Verona, which usually wakes me up, I needed an extra caffeinated smack in the face.

Don't worry, I still love that gorgeous espresso machine and the cafe I set up in my kitchen..

But I'm not so sure I can bring this to the office.

But, now that I have my stash back - including Pumpkin Spice Via - in the on-deck circle (or square for this place) is a pumpkin bar with cream cheese frosting and hot chocolate cakes with yes, marshmallow frosting. Perfect with Verona. ;) Maybe I'll tackle lemon squares, but it'll take a lot of convincing.



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