Mexican Chocolate Honey Cake
- 13 cup cocoa powder unsweetened, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/4 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup butter, unsalted or 1/2 c. butter and 1/2 c. margarine
- 2 each eggs large
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Spray bundt or tube pan with vegetable spray then coat with cocoa powder, tilting pan and tapping out excess; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, 13 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and salt.
- Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, melt together the honey and butter.
- Transfer to bowl of electric mixer and beat on medium-high speed until mixture is cooled to room temperature, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
- In three additions, beat in the dry ingredients, scraping down sides of bowl between additions.
- Spoon mixture into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick tests clean.
- Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely on wire rack.
- For the glaze:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the water, instant coffee powder and vanilla extract until the coffee granules are completely dissolved.
- Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.
- Drizzle over cooled cake.
cocoa, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, honey, butter, eggs, water, coffee powder, vanilla, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/mexican-chocolate-honey-cake-53273 (may not work)