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Instructions. In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, butter, milk and mix until smooth. Add chocolate cake mix, cinnamon powder, cayenne pepper, nutmeg powder and mix until just combined. Pour batter in a greased pan (Dimensions: 9×13). Spread it out evenly, using the back of a spoon or spatula.


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Add chopped chocolate into a medium microwave safe bow. Microwave 1 minute; add heavy cream and microwave an additional minute. Stir until melted and creamy; set aside to cool.


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Make The Churro Cake. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare three 6-inch or two 8-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray and placing a wax paper circle in the bottom of each pan. Whisk together sifted cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.


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12 heavy whipping cream. 1 tablespoon. In a small saucepan, over low heat, combine chocolate and cream. Mix and melt together, until chocolate is completely melted, and mixture is smooth and creamy. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in butter. Refrigerate 1-1/2 hours, or until cold, stirring every now and then.


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Remove from heat, set aside. In a a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Add buttermilk, butter, eggs, vanilla and (warm not hot) NESTLÉ ABUELITA mixture. Using electric mixers, beat for 3-4 minutes or until thoroughly mixed.


Mexican Chocolate Cake & Ganache Crafty Cooking Mama

Prepare the caramel sauce before serving (the sauce, served warm, should accompany the torte, served cold): Melt the butter over medium high heat in a thick bottomed, high sided pot (at least 3-qt). Add the sugar. Stir to combine. Increase the heat to high. Stir as the sugar melts. It will take a few minutes.


Mexican Chocolate Cake & Ganache Crafty Cooking Mama

In a metal bowl, combine all the dry ingredients with the chocolate chips. Place the bowl over the saucepan to melt the chocolate at low heat. Stir consistently. You can also use a double boiler/steamer to melt the chocolate. Once the chocolate is melted, remove from heat. Add the heated heavy cream.


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Bring the cream just to a simmer - do not let it boil. Add the chopped chocolate to a medium-size heatproof bowl and pour the warm cream over the top. Let sit for 2 minutes to soften the chocolate. After 2 minutes, stir the mixture with a spoon or rubber spatula until the ganache is smooth and fully combined.


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As soon as the cream comes to a boil, pour it over the chocolate in the mixing bowl. Whisk until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth, then stir in rum. To use ganache as a cake glaze, cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Start pouring glaze at the center of the cake and work outward.


Mexican Chocolate Ganache

Whisk in the cocoa and espresso powder, followed by the water and sugar, whisking each addition until smooth. Remove pan from heat and set aside to cool for about 5 minutes. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, pepper, and chocolate chips; mix briefly and set aside. Return to the butter-chocolate mixture.


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Make the Ganache: Place chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream in a small saucepan until simmering, and then pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes and stir. Add butter, liqueur, if using, vanilla extract, and mix powdered sugar and cinnamon, cocoa powder, and salt until smooth. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.


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Line an 8×8-inch metal pan with foil or parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. In a large heat-proof bowl, add the butter, chopped chocolate, and sugar. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, until melted. Let cool until slightly warm (~85°F), about 15 minutes.


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For the Cake Layers. Grease two six inch round cake pans with butter or spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl sift or whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cayenne, and salt. Make sure there are no clumps of cocoa powder.


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Instructions. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, salt, and butter and bring to a boil. Using a wooden spoon, stir the flour into the water-butter mixture to make a dough. Cook the dough until it pulls away from the sides of the pan and forms a ball, making sure that you stir it constantly.


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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter and flour (or use parchment paper to line) 2 8"x2" cake rounds. Melt the 2.5 oz dark chocolate and set aside. In a bowl. combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, orange zest, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, oil, and buttermilk.


Mexican Chocolate Cake & Ganache Crafty Cooking Mama

To Make the Chocolate Cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, mist (2) 6-inch cake pans with nonstick spray, and line with circles of parchment. Place the first 7 (dry) ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Mix in the butter on low speed, until the mixture resembles damp sand.