Mexican Hot Chocolate Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter and flour a 9-inch, 6-inch and 4-inch cake pan. I highly recommend using cake strips for a more even bake.
• Sift together the dry ingredients and spices into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
• Whisk to combine then mix on level 2 for two minutes.
• Distribute batter evenly to the three pans and bake for about 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I recommend rotating the pans halfway through the bake.
• Allow time to cool for 10 minutes then invert onto wire racks to cool fully.
• In a medium saucepan, brown your butter. Let it cool until room temperature.
• In a stand mixer bowl, combine browned butter, cocoa, spices and salt.
• Mix with a paddle attachment.
• Sift in confectioners sugar and mix.
• Combine semi sweet chocolate and fudge.
• In a stand mixer, cream butter.
• Sift in confectioners sugar.
• Mix in spices and vanilla bean paste.
• Mix until fluffy and combined.
• Transfer to a piping bag.
• Cut each tier in horizontal halves.
• Place first half on cake stand. Pipe a layer of spicy buttercream, then add the other half. Pipe chocolate buttercream on the outside and smooth.
• Add the next half tier. Pipe a spicy buttercream layer, add other half. Pipe chocolate layer and smooth.
• Melt white chocolate and transfer to a piping bag. Snip off the tip.
• Starting from the bottom of the middle tier, pipe circular rings until reaching the top of the cake.
• Using a point tool or a toothpick, drag through vertically from the middle point to the bottom.
• Do this until the pattern covers the middle layer completely.
• Repeat the same strategy but from opposite directions. Moving the tool the other way to create an opposing pattern.
• Using a cupcake stand, pipe spicy buttercream between layers. Pipe chocolate buttercream and smooth.
• Attach top tier to the cake.

HOT CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Position a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 325 degrees F. Butter the inside of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor until finely ground. Add the butter, hot chocolate mix and salt, and pulse until the mixture comes together and holds its shape when squeezed. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan, and press it into the bottom to make an even layer. Bake until the crust is just firm, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely. Place the pan on a large piece of foil, and fold the foil up the sides of the pan. (This helps seal the pan, to keep water out while baking.)
• For the filling: Wipe out the food processor. Pulse the cream cheese, sugar, hot chocolate mix and sour cream until completely smooth, without any lumps, scraping down the side of the bowl a few times. Add the eggs and vanilla, and pulse until incorporated. Pour the filling into the crust, and set the pan inside a roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan with enough hot water to go halfway up the side of the springform pan (but not above the foil).
• Bake the cheesecake until the edge is set but the center jiggles slightly (when you gently shake the pan, the cheesecake should move in a cohesive wave motion), 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn the oven off, and open the door for a few seconds to let out some heat. Close the door, and let the cheesecake sit in the oven until cooked completely through, 1 hour more.
• Transfer the springform pan to a cooling rack. Run a knife around the edge, and let the cheesecake cool to room temperature. Wrap and refrigerate overnight or up to 2 days.
• Before serving, cut the marshmallows on the diagonal, and arrange them, cut-side down, in a neat line all over the top edge of the cheesecake.

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 12x18 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the margarine, oil, water, sour milk, eggs and vanilla, mix until smooth. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.