Mexican Chocolate Cake

Recipe by: TwisSis

"realsimpledotcom is 1 of my favorite recipe sources because they do exactly what they promise by sharing easy-fix & delicious recipes that have never failed me. 1 of their recent emails featured a series of 51 chocolate recipes & 5 of them won my immediate favor. This is the 4th of my favorites & credit for this recipe was given to Jane Kirby & Kay Chung. I hope you'll decide to try this recipe & ENJOY the outcome! (Cooking time includes cooling & standing time before & after it is glazed)"

Categories: Desserts, Cakes, 8 or 9 Inch, Mexican, North American, Kid Pleaser, Birthday, Cinco de Mayo, Entertaining, Rosh Hashanah, Oven Bake, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, Flour, Chocolate more

Recipe: #28763 December 03, 2017

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recipe by:
TwisSis

Original recipe yields 6-8 servings

Metric US

I've Tried It

6-8
Servings

20m
Prep Time

2h
Cook Time

2h 20m
Ready In

Step 1

Heat oven to 350F. Lightly coat an 8-in round cake pan w/non-stick cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine all the cake ingredients in a mixing bowl & stir until smooth. Pour into the pan & bake 30-35 min or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Step 3

Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 min. Remove from pan & cool completely.

Step 4

When the cake has cooled, whisk together the first 3 glaze ingredients. Start w/4 tbsp of water & add more water in sml amts to achieve desired consistency. Dip ea strawberry into the glaze & set aside. Pour the remaining glaze over the cake & arrange strawberries on top. Set aside to dry (about 30 min).

Step 5

NOTE #1: Prep Step 4 was repeated directly from the recipe, but I saw the strawberries as mainly a decorative element of color, listed them as optional & will leave that choice to you. If you don't use them, I suggest serving the cake w/a scoop of ice vanilla cream or dollop of whipped cream (dusted very lightly w/grd cinnamon if desired).

Step 6

NOTE #2: I made 3 adjustments to the recipe based on reviewer comments: 1) I reduced the amt of cinnamon, 2) I adjusted the cook time as most reviewers said it required longer to bake than suggested & 3) I suggested starting w/a smaller amt of water for the glaze as several reviewers said it was "runny". I hope you will trust my adjustments as valid.