Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze

Name: Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Hispanic/Mexican
Ingredients: CAKE; Baking spray with flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsps. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening; 1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract; MOCHA GLAZE; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 1 cup (6 oz. pkg) chocolate chips; 2 tbsps. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening; 2 tbsps. Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening; 1 tsp. instant expresso powder; 1 tsp. Folgers Classic Roast® Instant Coffee Crystals; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon; Pinch of salt; GARNISH; 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Prep Time 15 min

Cook Time 35 Min

Servings 12

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

CAKE
Baking spray with flour
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsps. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup Crisco^® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 1 stick Crisco^® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tsps. vanilla extract
MOCHA GLAZE
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 cup (6 oz. pkg) chocolate chips
2 tbsps. Crisco^® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 2 tbsps. Crisco^® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
1 tsp. instant expresso powder
OR 1 tsp. Folgers Classic Roast^® Instant Coffee Crystals
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
GARNISH
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Directions

Step 2
HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch (12-cup) fluted tube pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
Step 3
WHISK together sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
Step 4
COMBINE buttermilk, shortening and cocoa powder in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until shortening melts. Pour over flour mixture. Whisk to combine. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.
Step 5
BAKE about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely.
Step 7
COMBINE glaze ingredients in small saucepan over low heat. Cook and stir until melted and smooth. Drizzle warm glaze over cooled cake. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. Serve.

CAKE

GLAZE