the fort chocolate chile cake with chocolate frosting and port cherries
The Fort Chocolate Chile Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Port Cherries Source: The Fort, Denver, Colorado Serves 12 Chocolate Chile Cake 2 tablespoons New Mexico medium-ground red...
Ingredients
- 2tablespoonnew mexico medium-ground red chile
- 2cupwater
- 1tablespoonvanilla extract
- 1cupplus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1cupplus 2 tablespoons cake flour (not self-rising)
- 2cupgranulated sugar
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
Directions
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The Fort Chocolate Chile Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Port Cherries Source: The Fort, Denver, Colorado Serves 12 Chocolate Chile Cake 2
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Pour warm port over cherries and soak overnight
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For the cake, preheat the oven to 350°F and place a rack in the center of the oven
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Butter two 9-inch round cake pans or one 9 x 13-inch pan
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Lightly dust the sides of the pan(s) with flour, tapping out the excess, and line the bottoms with circles of parchment or wax paper
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In a medium saucepan, cook the chile powder in 1 cup of the water over medium heat until simmering
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Remove the pan from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and set aside
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Using a mixer with a wire whip attachment for best results, combine the flours, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa, and beat on low speed u