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Mexican Chocolate Cake

Jazz up cake mix with a hint of cinnamon, creating a classic Mexican flavor combo.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 50 min
Servings 15

Ingredients

Cake

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix

1: teaspoon ground cinnamon

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Caramelized Sugar Frosting

3/4: cup granulated sugar

1/3: cup butter

4: to 5 tablespoons milk

3: cups powdered sugar

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan. Make cake mix as directed on box--except add cinnamon to cake mix. Pour into pan.
2 Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
3 In 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat granulated sugar over medium-low heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly with wooden spoon and watching carefully, until sugar begins to melt. As sugar begins to melt, stir with wooden spoon until sugar is melted and golden brown. (Sugar becomes very hot and could melt a plastic spoon.) Remove from heat; carefully stir in butter and 1 tablespoon of the milk (mixture will become lumpy). Return to medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Cool 5 minutes.
4 Add powdered sugar to caramel mixture; beat with electric mixer on low speed until well combined. Add 3 tablespoons milk, mixing until frosting is glossy and spreadable. If necessary, add up to 1 tablespoon more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Spread frosting over cake. Store loosely covered.

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Try Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy frosting instead of the homemade frosting.

Garnish cake with chocolate shavings.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 360
Calories from Fat: 120),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 13g; 13%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 55mg; 55%;
Sodium: 280mg; 280%;
Total Carbohydrate: 58g; 58%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 45g 45% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 8%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 6/30/2012 1:19:23 PM REPORT ABUSE Msheatherlynn said:

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Made this but used Chipolte spice instead in the cake and a Dulce de leche frosting from another recipe. It was fabulous. I have too many friends allergic to cinnamon. And I have found you can't always taste cinnamon in store bought cakes.

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Posted 5/20/2012 4:41:43 PM REPORT ABUSE Swilli47 said:

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Turned out very good and of course the cake was easy using the mix....but I agree w all that had trouble w the frosting. It took FOREVER to camelize, like a half hour of constant stirring, so that was not fun. Then when I added the milk and powdered sugar, it got grainy and there were pieces of hard sugar in it. I kept whipping and whipping it w my stand mixer and would have thrown it out except that company was coming and I was out of sugar to make more....so put it on. It's super thick and couldn't spread it on the whole cake as it was pulling up the top of the cake. I disguised this by shaving chocolate all over it. Everyone loved it but I would never make the frosting again. What a pain!

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Posted 2/13/2012 10:44:34 AM REPORT ABUSE LuvGSPointers said:

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Liz...I always add a pinch or two of cinnamon to my chocolate cake patter. When used sparingly, it inhances the flavor of chocolate without actually tasting it. Since this recipe calls for 1 teaspoon, maybe your cinnamon is old because with that amout the flavor should be obvious. On a side note...thanks for the reviews on the frosting in this recipe. Very helpful for I wont bother with it. Tip, I believe you can purchase caramel flavored icing.

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