Ingredients
Mexican Hot Chocolate Buttercream:
- 500 milliliters egg whites
- 800 grams granulated sugar
- 900 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
- 250 grams white chocolate, melted and cooled
- 250 grams dark chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons sweet ancho chile pepper
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cinnamon Vanilla Cake:
- 2 sticks butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
Mexican Hot Chocolate Buttercream:
Combine the egg whites and sugar in a stand mixer bowl and whisk to combine. Place bowl over simmering water while whisking regularly until the mixture reaches 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer and the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove bowl from heat and whip the mixture at medium to high speed until the meringue has cooled almost completely.
Slowly add the room temperature butter piece by piece until the buttercream takes on a cottage cheese consistency. Add the melted cooled chocolates, spices, and vanilla until incorporated and smooth.
Cinnamon Vanilla Cake:
Cream the butter in a stand mixer until smooth and light. Add sugar and continue to mix until fully incorporated and fluffy.
Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine milk and vanilla. Add portions of the flour mixture and milk mixture to the electric mixer, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Pour evenly into 2 buttered and floured 9-inch cake pans.
Bake for 40 minutes or until golden - cake should pull away from the side and spring back to the touch.
Frost cake and decorate as desired.
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By Francobunch
Heber, AZ
on July 26, 2012
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I'm making a wedding cake for my niece's wedding next week & I love to experiement on new flavors so I thought...well if it's not that good, my kids will still eat it! My 5 yr old said the cake tasted like a cinnamon roll! I took my "trial" cake (with the frosting poured on top to run down...It was pretty to a party that night and they ALL loved it. Yes, the frosting is very soft the day you make it, but this morning the frosting, after being in the frig all night, was PERFECT!
A few changes I made in the cake... I added about 1/4 c whole milk and 1/2 c sour cream and baked on 300* for a little longer. Also on the frosting I could not find ancho chili so I used pasilla chili powder that I found at Bashas. Hope this info helps in making this great tasting cake!
By atg4eva
on February 24, 2012
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Excellent cake!! It is a dense batter therefore a slightly dry cake. Delicious nonetheless!
I almost made a cinnamon cream cheese frosting for this cake instead of the buttercream. It was unbelievable!
By funnel cakes
Moorpark, Ca.
on December 25, 2011
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its nice and sweet i even added more cinnamon
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