My brother-in-law Chris’ birthday was yesterday, and my sister wanted to surprise him with his favorite German Chocolate cupcakes. I volunteered to bake because my children are at least old enough to help (unlike Mallory’s) but not too old to think that cooking with mom is no longer cool.  I started making these cupcakes for my dad’s birthday several years ago. German Chocolate cake is my dad’s favorite dessert and one year I thought making cupcakes instead of a whole cake would be a fun twist. Everyone in my family loved the cupcakes and I have been making them every year for my dad’s birthday since. When Chris became part of…