Okay, so you can’t see the cayenne..but it’s there. It’s a fiery little undertone that sneaks up on you after the chocolate flavor seduces your taste buds into taking one more bite. I picked up the framework of this recipe from an old cookbook a while back. It was touted as an “egg-less, milk-less, butter-less, cake”. Originally, it called for oil and salt, but I nixed the salt and instead of oil used melted Earth Balance. Then I added cocoa powder, and cayenne pepper for a kick, and topped them with glorious cinnamon laced frosting. And yes, that is freshly ground black pepper on top. My new favorite sprinkle.