Name: Spicy Chocolate Cake With Cinnamon & Cayenne
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10-12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder; 3/4 cup at room temperature buttermilk; 2/3 cup hot water; 3/4 cup vegetable/ canola/sunflower oil; 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup softened butter; 60 gram melted semi-sweet or dark chocolate; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder; 1 cup confectioner's sugar; 2-3 tbsp buttermilk

Spicy Chocolate Cake With Cinnamon & Cayenne

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Recipe Intro From alannalipson

Kick up the chocolate flavor by adding a little spiciness. It’s a classic Mexican hot chocolate flavor in the form of a cake.

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Details

Prep time 10mins

Cook time 25mins

Serves or Makes: 10-12 servings

Recipe

For the cake:

1 1/ 2 cups flour
1 1/ 2 cups sugar
2/ 3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/ 4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/ 2 teaspoon cayenne powder
3/ 4 cup at room temperature buttermilk
2/ 3 cup hot water
3/ 4 cup vegetable/ canola/sunflower oil
1 1/ 2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

For the frosting:

1/ 2 cup softened butter
60 gram melted semi-sweet or dark chocolate
1/ 2 teaspoon vanilla
1/ 8 teaspoon cayenne powder
1 cup confectioner's sugar
2-3 tbsp buttermilk