Anco Chili Devil's Food Cupcakes with Roasted Macadamias

Directions

1. 1

   FOR THE CAKE-------------------------------- 1 1/4 c Cake Flour 1/2 c Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 3 tb Ancho chili powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/4

2. 2

   Blended with the cocoa and coffee, the chili powder is only mildly hot and adds something approximating a fruit flavor.] 1

3. 3

   Heat oven to 375 degrees

4. 4

   Butter a 9" square cake pan, line the bottom with parchment or waxed paper and butter the paper

5. 5

   Measure out cake flour, cocoa, chili powder, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and cayenne

6. 6

   Sift them together 3 times

7. 7

   Using an electric mixer with a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy

8. 8

   Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and continue beating until mixture is light, fluffy and almost tripled in volume