With a cayenne kick and plenty of cocoa, this Mexican Brownie Cake is sure to become a spicy new favorite.
Spicy Mexican Brownie Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 15
- Ingredients 18
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
- 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Frosting
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup crema (Mexican-style cream) or sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk
- Unsweetened baking cocoa, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, stir 1 1/4 cups butter and 3/4 cup cocoa until blended. In large bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed 3 minutes. On low speed, beat in remaining cake ingredients and cocoa mixture, just until blended. Spread in pan.
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Step2Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until top edge of cake just begins to pull away from sides of pan. (Top may appear irregular with slight dips in some spots.) Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
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Step3In large bowl, beat 1/3 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in crema, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 3/4 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, scraping bowl frequently. On low speed, add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in milk, one teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Frost cake. Sprinkle lightly with cocoa. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition
510
Calories
23g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
72g
Total Carbohydrate
58g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 200
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 35%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 69%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 35%
- Sodium
- 290mg
- 12%
- Potassium
- 125mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 72g
- 24%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 58g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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