I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaacccckkk! I know...you didn't even know I was gone right? Well, I was sort of gone, at least from Tuesdays with Dorie last month. Between packing, moving, and unpacking (among other things), the weekly group unfortunately fell by the wayside for a little while. But I'm settled in my new place (as settled as you can be for a short term stay) and loving my new kitchen. Plenty of counter space to bake!
The first recipe chosen for June, was the cinnamon squares. Tracey of Tracey’s Culinary Adventures was the first one up to pick this month. I love cinnamon and chocolate but have never had both together. It doesn't seem like a likely combination. Of course, I was more than happy to give the combo a try!
You can probably tell the cupcakes overflowed just tidge from the raggedy edge. Oh...and the frosting was too thick. Still tasty though!
This was definitely a quick cake to make. Even quicker since I halved the recipe and made cupcakes. It was ready to go in less than 10 minutes. Flavor wise, this was a great cake. I loved the cinnamon cake but wasn't a fan of the chocolate chips inside. I didn't get the chocolatey-cinnamon layer like you see in the book. Most of my chips sunk to the bottom of the of the cupcakes. The few that didn't had the mini chips like it called for but I still didn't have that even chocolate layer.
If I were to make this again, I would leave off the chocolate chips inside and just go with the chocolate frosting on top. I think the cake would also be tasty with a different frosting. Perhaps a vanilla or mild cream cheese would do.
To see more Cinnamon Squares, checkout the TWD Blogroll. You can see this weeks recipe at Tracey’s Culinary Adventures and in Baking From My Home to Yours.
I have the next two recipes done so no misses for me for the next few weeks! `
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I'm glad this worked out for you! It did smell Heavenly, but something went wrong with mine. Amazingly, my ribbon didn't sink LOL
Oh and I love the colors on your blog, so chocolatey! :)
Welcome back! These cupcakes are sooo cute!
Great pic, Heather... however, Tracey of Tracey's Culinary Adventures picked the Cinnamon Squares! I've picked the Parisian Apple Tartlets for next week! :) Glad you're back!!
Amanda - Thanks so much for stopping by!
Leslie - Thanks!
Jessica - OOPS!! Fixed it! I was making the Parisian Tartlet as I was writing this post last night. You can guess where my mind was at! Thanks!
Sometimes mini chocolate chips are worth the cost. I rarely use them, but when I do, the dish seemed to have needed them.
This was such a great recipe.
We all loved it.
I was pleasantly surprised by this flavour combination too!
A kitchen with lots of counter space, yea! I used cream cheese frosting on one slice for a friend that doesn't like chocolate and it worked great with this cake.
Thanks for baking with me this week! I made cupcakes too and thought they were terrific. Yours look yummy!
Love your Cinnamon Square cupcakes! There's totally nothing wrong with overflowed cupcakes with thick chocolate frosting - yummy!
Those look really yummy!
Oooo that does look scrumptious! I love cinnamon and chocolate, but never really thought to put them together. My husband will die when I give that a whirl!
Liking the sound of counter space for baking and you've baked the next two recipes already ... you are really charged!
I've always enjoyed cinnamon and chocolate so this looks lovely. The photo looks like such a wonderful little bite.
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