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Mexican Chocolate Cake

in Diana's Recipe Book

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Servings: 12
 
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A delicious chocolate cake using Mexican Chocolate discs flavored with cinnamon. This is an easy cake to make and so tasty, and MUY BUENO!!

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup boiling water
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter or margarine, melted and cooled
1-1/2 disks (4-1/2 oz.) Ibarra chocolate (Mexican chocolate)*, or 4-1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate squares (finely chopped) and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine, cut up
1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
3/4 cup pecans, toasted and chopped

Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan. Line bottom with waxed paper; grease and flour paper.

2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk cocoa and boiling water in a medium bowl until smooth. Stir cocoa into dry ingredients with a rubber spatula. (Mixture will be dry.) Whisk eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and butter together in a medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk mixture into cocoa mixture, until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.

3. To Make Frosting:
Meanwhile, place Ibarra chocolate (or semisweet chocolate and cinnamon) and butter in a medium microwaveproof bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, turning back one section to vent. Microwave on High 1-1/2 minutes, until chocolate is melted; stir until smooth. Add cream. Cover and microwave 1-1/2 minutes more, just until cream is hot. Stir until frosting is completely smooth and shiny.

4. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Pour frosting evenly over hot cake. Sprinkle pecans over top. Cool cake completely.

Makes 12 servings.

*Note: Mexican Chocolate is available at most Hispanic markets or can be purchased online at: http://www.mexgrocer.com

Date: February 15, 2003

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Reviewer: Jennifer
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This easy recipe made a very moist cake. I added about 1/2 tsp. of cinammon to the batter, which made it a bit spicier.

 
Reviewer: taylor
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it was delicious!!!!

 

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