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.
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