Mexican Chocolate Cake

Mexican Chocolate Cake

(Given to me by Abby- she made if for us and it was sooo good!)

* 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cups sugar
* 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 2 teaspoons cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or chili powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup cold water
Glaze
* 2/3 cup powdered sugar
* 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
* 2 or 3 tablespoons water

Procedures

Preheat oven to 350°F.


In a large mixing bowl, whisk together first seven ingredients (flour through salt). Make two small wells in the mixture. In one, pour in the vinegar. In the other, pour in the vanilla extract. Pour cold water over everything. Stir until moistened and a only a little lumpy.


Pour batter into an 8-inch round cake pan. Bake for 30 or 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully pry out and finish cooling on a wire rack.


While cake is baking, whisk together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder in small bowl. Add water. Stir to make a thick glaze. When cake is completely cooled, drizzle over cake.

Feel free to adjust the amount of cayenne powder to taste.
The recipe says it's 10 servings
Let me know if you like it!

Sweet Cornbread

Sweet Cornbread

1 & 1/2 Cup of Cornmeal
1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flower
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 Tablespoons grown flaxseed
6 Tablespoons water
1 & 1/2 tsp egg replacer
1 cup non dairy milk (I prefer central market ancient grain milk for baking)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
little less then 1/2 cup real maple syrup

Directions:
1. Mix all dry ingredients together
2. Fold in wet ingredients until just blended (avoid over mixing)
3. Greese the pan with a little oil and a paper towel
3. Place in cold oven set to bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes

I used a 10x10 pan and it came out perfect. Did two recipes today, so one went in at 9x12.. hopefully it works as well!

Tweaked a recipe found on VegWeb.com
I almost always tweak/blend recipes to make it work for how I want it!

Paul thought this was just YUMMY!


(accidentally bought Corn meal mix that is a mix of cornmeal, flour, baking powder- will try use regular cornmeal when I run out)