Mala cupcakes (chocolate and sichuan peppercorn cupcakes)
Cupcakes and muffins
My friend and I both studied abroad in Chengdu in the Sichuan province of China during college, and she fell in love with the city (she's living there now!). So, I made these cupcakes for her birthday one year, for nostalgia's sake. MaLa (??) in Mandarin means hot and numbing, and it's best used to describe the taste of Sichuan peppercorns. The combination of the peppercorns with the chocolate in this recipe is unique in that you get the chocolately goodness first, and then the peppercorns kick in a couple bites later.
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