The base of these cupcakes is a springy chocolate cake called "wacky cake." Along the way, someone added a rich cheesecake filling and black bottom cupcakes were born.
Valerie wants to modernize some of her mom's retro recipes and she starts by showing how to make the dough she uses in her Cherry Cheesecake Pizza Pie.
Kiano Moju is a Los Angeles-based culinary producer, director and on-screen personality, as well as the founder and principal of Jikoni, a culinary creative studio in the city's Arts District. She was previously a producer with BuzzFeed's culinary video vertical, Tasty, where she produced such viral successes as Party Rice Around Africa, How to Make Moist Carrot Cake, Making Rainbow Croissants and Making a 4 Flavor Cheesecake. In 2019, Kiano departed Buzzfeed and launched Jikoni — one-part creative video production studio, one-part community-based food site. Jikoni has partnered with Refinery29 and Netflix and hosted a number of specialty events, such as the popular "Cooking for the African Diaspora" series. She holds a bachelor's degree in Communications and Rhetorical Studies from Syracuse University and a Master of Arts in Publishing from University of the Arts London.
Mister Dips in Brooklyn is serving hard-shell-coated soft serve ice cream from a repurposed Airstream, including specialties like the Carrot Top, which features carrot cake-coconut-cream cheese swirl topped with an actual carrot.