MONTEZUMA'S HOT CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE

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This is a rich chocolate cake with just a hint of heat. This is totally my own recipe. I originally started with just a chocolate sheet cake recipe that I wanted to spice up a little for something different. Then I remembered that the Mayan's "hot" chocolate was actually drunk cold and had been mixed with spices. It was Montezuma...

Provided by Ami Scott

Categories     Chocolate

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 24

1 c butter
1 Tbsp instant coffee (optional)
1 c unsweetened cocoa
1 c water
2 c unsifted flour
1 1/2 c firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp chili powder or cayenne powder
1 tsp anise flavoring
1 c toasted crushed almonds
1 c toasted crushed hazelnuts
THE ICING
1/4 c butter
1 Tbsp coffee (optional)
1 c unsweetened cocoa
1 c confectioners' sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp vanilla
1/2 tsp chilli powder or ceyenne powder (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°F In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in the cocoa and coffee, then water. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
  • 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and spices. Add cocoa mixture; mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, eggs, anise and vanilla.
  • 3. Pour into greased 15 x 10 jelly roll pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
  • 4. ICING
  • 5. In a small saucepan, melt the butter; stir in the cocoa, coffee, and cinnamon. Add the remaining sweetened condensed milk; stir in confectioners sugar. Spread on the warm cake.
  • 6. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
  • 7. Note: If the icing is too thin for your taste, it's simple to add more cocoa or confectioners sugar until you reach the consistency wanted. Or, if it's too thick just add a bit of milk. Also, if you decide to do away with the coffee (in the cake or the icing), just replace it with cocoa. :D.

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