Chocolate-Chile Cake
From chef2 14 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 8
In the early 1500s, Montezuma in his Mexico City palace drank chocolate daily, usually with red chile in it. Apparently the king knew that chile, in small amounts, amplifies and enriches the taste of chocolate.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup brewed espresso or coffee shopping list
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar shopping list
- 3 cinnamon sticks shopping list
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, cut into cubes shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper shopping list
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate shopping list
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate shopping list
- 8 large eggs, beaten shopping list
- Fresh berries, for serving shopping list
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- Serve with dulce de leche or cinnamon ice cream. shopping list
How to make it
- Directions:
- Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 375°. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Wrap heavy-duty foil around the bottom and sides of the pan and press tightly to seal.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the espresso, brown sugar and cinnamon sticks and simmer over low heat until fragrant, about 20 minutes. Discard the cinnamon sticks. Add the butter and cayenne and stir until the butter is melted. Pour into a large bowl and set aside.
- Coarsely chop the semisweet and unsweetened chocolate and whisk into the coffee mixture until melted; whisk in the eggs. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan inside a larger ovenproof pan and pour in enough water to reach halfway up the sides. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- Carefully remove the pan from the water bath, set on a rack to cool slightly, then refrigerate for at least 8 hours. Run a wet knife around the edge of the cake, then remove the foil and release the springform. Place a platter over the cake and invert. Remove the bottom of the pan and discard the parchment. Slice the cake and serve with the berries.
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(Sin)SENSATIONAL "5"FORK!!!!!~(^_^)~
I want a HUGE slice "right now"!
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This sounds AWESOME! 5 forks! Bookmarked and can't wait to try.. thanks! Liz
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