Add Cayenne Pepper and Cinnamon to Chocolate Cake
#1
I'm sure I'm not the first to do this and it may be mentioned on here already, but I made the best chocolate cake ever last night from a devil's food cake mix. I followed instructions on the box, then added about 1 tsp. ground cayenne pepper and 1 tsp. cinnamon. We ate most of the cake warm with a purchased white frosting , but the flavor was oh, sooooooo enchanced with the additions.
#4
Nope! Not an accident. I read a chocolate cake recipe in a magazine that used cayenne. I was in the dentist office, I think, and I meant to copy it but they called me in.
Then there was a recipe on TV for Chocolate Zucchini cupcakes that had cinnamon and they were good. I wrote down 2 tsp. of cinnamon for the cupcakes, but my husband swears they said 2 Tbsp. I used about 3 tsp.
You couldn't taste either pepper or cinnamon in the cake, but there was an enhancement. I promise, it doesn't ruin the cake.
I had an authentic Mexican cookbook that had a chili recipe using cocoa powder, soooooooo.......I imagine those of you from Mexico know this.
Then there was a recipe on TV for Chocolate Zucchini cupcakes that had cinnamon and they were good. I wrote down 2 tsp. of cinnamon for the cupcakes, but my husband swears they said 2 Tbsp. I used about 3 tsp.
You couldn't taste either pepper or cinnamon in the cake, but there was an enhancement. I promise, it doesn't ruin the cake.
I had an authentic Mexican cookbook that had a chili recipe using cocoa powder, soooooooo.......I imagine those of you from Mexico know this.
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