Open BudgetPixel
A small white cup of thick hot chocolate sits on a cocoa-dusted saucer with an orange peel and cinnamon stick.

About this photo

Warm natural light highlights a rich, creamy hot chocolate served in a simple white cup, arranged with orange peel, a cinnamon stick, and scattered cocoa powder on a matching saucer. This inviting cozy beverage shot works well for drink recipe content, fall and winter food styling, and cafe menu designs.

Prompt: “vertical photograph of thick dark hot chocolate in a small white cup with a cinnamon stick and orange peel on a cocoa-dusted saucer” — AI-generated and reviewed for quality before listing.

Editor's note (9.0/10): Sharp, well composed, perfectly matches the brief with natural even lighting and no visible AI artefacts, only minor negligible softness in the out of focus background.

Also searched as: winter drink · cocoa beverage · cozy food photography

Direct file: 1584×2816 JPG

Using this photo — common questions

Can I use this spiced hot chocolate cup photo for free, commercially?
Yes. This photo is licensed CC BY 4.0, so you can use it in commercial and personal projects — websites, ads, social media, videos and client work — at no cost. The one condition is the credit: “Spiced Hot Chocolate Cup” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/images/spiced-hot-chocolate-cup-3e5ae798) — CC BY 4.0
What size is this photo?
The original is 1584×2816 pixels (JPG); it also downloads at 1280 px and 640 px on the long side. Its portrait shape suits phone wallpapers, Pinterest pins, Instagram and TikTok posts and magazine-style layouts.
Is this photo AI-generated?
Yes. It was generated by AI from the prompt “vertical photograph of thick dark hot chocolate in a small white cup with a cinnamon stick and orange peel on a cocoa-dusted saucer” and it passed an AI review for quality and safety before listing. The downloaded file carries the IPTC “AI-generated” marker and its licence details.
Where can I find more food & drink images like this?
Browse the Food & Drink collection, see the similar images below, or describe the exact picture you need and generate it free on this page.

More hot chocolate images

See all →

Similar images

Need a different take? Tweak the prompt and generate — free, no account

Safe-for-work images only — no nudity or sexual content, no real or famous people, no children. Blocked requests still count toward today’s limit.

Takes under a minute. Good results join the library for everyone, with their prompt.

Want it private, larger or edited? The image workshop generates with every model and keeps your images to your account. A free account comes with 300 credits a month.

Get images like this from your AI agent or your code

The whole library is searchable through the BudgetPixel MCP connector and the developer API, on every plan, Free included. A search costs 10 credits and returns each result's download link and credit line, so the 300 credits a free account gets every month cover 30 searches.

Ask your AI agent

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor to your BudgetPixel account once, with no API key, then ask in plain words:

Find a free stock photo like “Spiced Hot Chocolate Cup” and give me the download link and its credit line.

Call the API

One request, with an API key from the developer console:

curl -G https://api.budgetpixel.com/v1/stock/images \
  --data-urlencode "query=spiced hot chocolate cup" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUDGETPIXEL_API_KEY"

Nothing in the library fits? On any paid plan the same connector and API generate images to order, and the models also come as plugins for ComfyUI, WordPress and Cursor.