MANGOLE' CUPCAKES
1Cup Butter (room temperature)
1 Cup granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 Egg yolk
1 Cup Milk
1 Tablespoon Hot Pepper Jelly (I used homemade, but you acn buy it at most groceries)
(Mix the previous two ingredients together)
1.25 Cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pinch of Salt
(Sift the powdered ingredients together)
1 Fresh Mango, peeled and chopped (if you substitute frozen, thaw and drain well)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Cream butter with mixer on high speed
Add sugar and beat for 3 minutes
Add eggs, beat for another 45 seconds or so
Add alternately the flour mixture and the milk mixture, beating in about a 1/3 at a time
Fold in the mango pieces
Bake for 20 minutes- a toothpick should come out clean, but remember, these are MOIST and ovens vary!
ZIPPY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 8 oz. brick of cream cheese
2 Tablespoons butter
3/4 Cup powdered sugar
Generous Pinch of cayenne
Teaspoon of hot pepper jelly
Beat together cheese, butter, cayenne and jelly
Add powdered sugar slowly
Refrigerate until good icing consistency
Color if you wish, pipe or spread on
Garnish with Dried Mangos with Chili Powder (available at Trader Joes or many Latino markets)
