It's

Cozy Food Friday!

That means it's time to share a recipe from 

another great cozy mystery!

Today's recipe comes from

DARK CHOCOLATE DEMISE

Book 7 in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series 

by Jenn McKinlay

The New York Times bestselling Cupcake Bakery Mysteries bake up sweet surprises, but as the series continues, Mel and Angie are in for a fresh batch of trouble…

Scottsdale, Arizona, may not be the liveliest place on earth, but it’s never been as dead as this. Hundreds of fans have gathered together for the first annual Old Town Zombie Walk, and Mel, Angie, and the Fairy Tale Cupcake crew are donning their best undead attire to sell some horror-themed desserts to the hungry hordes.

But the fun turns to fright when Mel finds a real dead body in a prop casket outside of the bakery’s truck—and the corpse looks alarmingly like a zombie of their own. Knowing that Joe, Angie’s brother and Mel’s former flame, has been working on a dangerous mob case, Mel worries that the murder is a hit gone wrong and that someone near and dear was the real target. To keep any of her friends from winding up six feet under, Mel will do whatever it takes to find a killer—no matter how scary things get...

Pre-order your copy of 

DARK CHOCOLATE DEMISE 

today for the April 7 release!

I'm still reading 

DARK CHOCOLATE DEMISE, 

I'll have my review posted this weekend. So far, as with all the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series, it has been wonderful!

On to the recipe!

TIRAMISU CUPCAKES

A Delicate Sponge Cake Flavored with Coffee and Rum, 

Topped with a Creamy Mascarpone and Whipped Topping

Ladyfinger Cupcakes

5 eggs, separated

2/3 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 400°.

Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers and set aside. 

Using a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form. Add sugar (2 tablespoons) and continue beating until glossy. 

In another bowl, mix remaining 2/3 cup of sugar and egg yolks. Fold half of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, then add in the flour, baking powder, and remaining egg whites. 

Evenly distribute the batter into the cupcake liners to about 1/4 full. They will not rise to the top to leave room for the mascarpone topping. 

Bake 8 minutes. 

Makes 12.

Tiramisu Frosting

6 egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup milk

1 1/2 cup heavy cream

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pound mascarpone cheese

1 cup strong black coffee, room temperature

2 tablespoon rum

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Using a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar. Add in milk and whisk over medium heat until mixture boils. Boil for one minute and then remove from heat. 

Once the mixture has cooled, cover it and put it in the refrigerator. 

After one hour, mix mascarpone cheese into the egg and milk mixture until smooth. 

In another bowl, whip together cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form.

In small bowl, mix together the coffee and rum. 

Pour 1 1/2 tablespoons of the coffee and rum mixture over cooled cupcakes and allow it to absorb into the cake. 

Distribute the mascarpone mixture over the cupcakes, spreading evenly. Place a large dollop of the whipped cream over the mascarpone mixture and sprinkle with cocoa powder. 

Refrigerate 3-5 hours until set. 

NOTE: All images are from Google Images and/or Pinterest. 

Your dish may vary in appearance.

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The Friday 56

Book Beginnings on Fridays is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader

Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading

Keeping my Cozy Food Friday theme going... 

Book Beginnings this week is from

DARK CHOCOLATE DEMISE by Jenn McKinlay

Book 7 in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series

"He looks really good in there," Angie DeLaura said. "Peaceful even."

"You can't say that about everyone," Melanie Cooper agreed. 

"It's all about the casket," Tate Harper said. "You want to choose a lining that compliments your skin tone in the postmortem."

The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice

Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that's okay.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. *Post it.

Continuing with the DARK CHOCOLATE DEMISE theme

My Friday 56

Mel nodded, still not really sure she was up to talking. The men who helped to lift  ____ out of the coffin began to back the crowd up to make room for the other bicycle officers who arrived. 

Sorry about the blank, but I don't want to give even a hint away. ;-)

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