Author Notes
Sometimes I want chocolate cake without much hassle. The ingredients for this easy cake come together for a quick but very satisfying fix. What gives it interest and kick are the addictive combination of cinnamon streusel, melty chocolate chips, and fudgy chocolate cake. Strong coffee enhances the slightly spicy Ibarra Mexican chocolate in the cake. This cake is so good with a glass of milk...perfect for snack time! I highly recommend always eating this cake warm...a few seconds in the microwave soften the cake and chocolate chips. —monkeymom
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Ingredients
- cinnamon streusel
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2 cups
semi sweet chocolate chips
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1 and 1/2 cups
dark brown sugar
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1 cup
chopped walnuts or pecans
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2 tablespoons
cinnamon
- mexican chocolate cake
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1 and 1/2 cups
sugar
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1 and 1/2 cups
all purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
salt
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1 cup
freshly brewed hot coffee
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2 ounces
unsweetened chocolate, chopped
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2 ounces
Ibarra Mexican Chocolate, chopped (or 2 oz unsweetened chocolate and 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper)
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1/2 cup
vegetable oil
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1/2 cup
plain yogurt or sour cream
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2
eggs
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2 teaspoons
vanilla extract (mexican, if you can find it)
Directions
- cinnamon streusel
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Mix the streusel ingredients and set aside.
- mexican chocolate cake
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Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together sugar, flour, soda, and salt in a bowl (the mixing bowl of your mixer) and set aside.
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Pour hot coffee over chocolate in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
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Add oil, yogurt, and eggs to coffee and whisk until smooth.
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Add chocolate mixture to dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
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Pour into 9 x 13 pan.
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Sprinkle streusel all over batter. Once all the streusel is on top, run a butter knife in swirls around the pan once or twice.
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Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool.
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Enjoy this cake warm!
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