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Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze

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Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 12 servings

INGREDIENTS:

  • CAKE
  • Crisco® Flour No-Stick Spray
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
    Or 1 stick Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • MOCHA GLAZE
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 cup (6 oz. pkg) chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons Crisco® Butter Shortening
    Or 2 tablespoons Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Sticks
  • 1 teaspoon instant expresso powder
    Or 1 teaspoon Folgers® Classic Instant Coffee Crystals
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • GARNISH
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds

DIRECTIONS:

  1. CAKE
  2. HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch (12-cup) fluted tube pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
  3. WHISK together sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  4. COMBINE buttermilk, shortening and cocoa powder in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until shortening melts. Pour over flour mixture. Whisk to combine. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.
  5. BAKE about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.
  6. GLAZE
  7. COMBINE glaze ingredients in small saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle warm glaze over cooled cake. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. Serve.