Spicy Chocolate Cake with Chilies
12- 16
30 minutes
30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), melted
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Sprinkle of Korean chili flakes
Garnish
- Korean chili flakes
- Bird's Eye chilies (optional)
Directions
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Grease 3x 8-inch round cake pans with butter. Then line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cayenne pepper into a large bowl. Then whisk in the sugar.
- In another bowl whisk the eggs. Then add the milk, oil, and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Wiping down the sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula.
- Add the 2 teaspoons of instant coffee in the boiling water and stir to dissolve.
- Pour the coffee into the cake batter, and mix well.
- Pour equal amounts of the batter into the 3 cake pans (approximately 1.75 cups each).
- Place cakes in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and let cool on a wire rack for at least an hour before frosting.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Add the melted butter to a bowl, then whisk in cocoa powder.
- Add about 1/2 cup icing sugar and about a tablespoon of milk, whisk (or stir) to combine. Repeat until all the icing sugar and milk have been incorporated and the frosting is smooth and spreadable.
- Stir in then vanilla
- Frost the top of each layer of the cake, then the sides.
Garnish and Serve
- Garnish with Korean chili flakes and Bird's Eye chilies (optional). Enjoy!