Comments on: Spicy Chipotle Chocolate Cake http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/ a Food & Recipe blog Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:03:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cake Disaster http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-88259 Cake Disaster Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:28:45 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-88259 I saw this recipe and was super excited to try it! I was concerned with the egg to flour ratio, and rightly so. My batter seemed the right consistency when I poured it into the pan... 20 minutes later, smoke was pouring out of my oven! The batter had topped the pan and overflowed to the bottom of the oven. I stuck a cookie sheet under the pans to catch any more overflow and wiped the oven clean. After another 15 min, the cake was still not forming and looked more like a burnt/fallen souflee. I have no idea how everyone else got this to work! Pretty disappointing night... I saw this recipe and was super excited to try it! I was concerned with the egg to flour ratio, and rightly so. My batter seemed the right consistency when I poured it into the pan… 20 minutes later, smoke was pouring out of my oven! The batter had topped the pan and overflowed to the bottom of the oven. I stuck a cookie sheet under the pans to catch any more overflow and wiped the oven clean. After another 15 min, the cake was still not forming and looked more like a burnt/fallen souflee. I have no idea how everyone else got this to work! Pretty disappointing night…

]]> By: raechoe http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-87318 raechoe Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:21:09 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-87318 I wanted to share that I make this cake regularly in my small bakery I own. All my desserts are made from scratch and I love to push the limits with combinations of ingredients. I came across this cake last year and made it for my customers to try. I used bittersweet chocolate instead of semisweet and I added 1 tsp of Saigon Cinnamon. Also I am known for large grand cakes so I doubled the recipe in order to come close to the height of my other cakes. The first time I made it I gave more pices away than I sold just to get folks to try it. It was received with so much praise that now I have a list of folks I call when I make it. I call it Mexican Fire Cake! Thank you for a wonderful recipe that is easy to adapt for my needs and taste like heaven on a plate! I wanted to share that I make this cake regularly in my small bakery I own. All my desserts are made from scratch and I love to push the limits with combinations of ingredients. I came across this cake last year and made it for my customers to try. I used bittersweet chocolate instead of semisweet and I added 1 tsp of Saigon Cinnamon. Also I am known for large grand cakes so I doubled the recipe in order to come close to the height of my other cakes. The first time I made it I gave more pices away than I sold just to get folks to try it. It was received with so much praise that now I have a list of folks I call when I make it. I call it Mexican Fire Cake! Thank you for a wonderful recipe that is easy to adapt for my needs and taste like heaven on a plate!

]]> By: Megan http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86830 Megan Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:09:50 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86830 I've made this a ton of times - and it only tastes better and better. it was so easy to make - the frosting.. is sickening it's so effing delicious. I couldn't believe that I was possible of producing such a heavenly thing. if you're on the fence on making this - get the eff off and into the kitchen. it's so GOOD. I’ve made this a ton of times – and it only tastes better and better. it was so easy to make – the frosting.. is sickening it’s so effing delicious. I couldn’t believe that I was possible of producing such a heavenly thing. if you’re on the fence on making this – get the eff off and into the kitchen. it’s so GOOD.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86810 Sylvia Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:59:36 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86810 OMG!! Can't wait to try this out. The picture & the comments are really motivating me to bake this one. I've got a family reunion coming up & I get to bring the dessert... :) OMG!! Can’t wait to try this out. The picture & the comments are really motivating me to bake this one. I’ve got a family reunion coming up & I get to bring the dessert… :)

]]> By: Lauren http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86776 Lauren Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:17:49 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86776 I am a culinary student graduating this May, and for a project we are told to design and make a dessert and serve it to our restaurant that we have on campus. I was a little torn between trying this cake and the Earl Grey cake, but I decided to try this and add a little spin on it. I am making it later this week, and I am going to do mini cakes. I am going to add a lime frosting to the cakes, and a chocolate ganache drizzed down the frosted cakes. Hopefully this project will go over well and the guests at the restaurant will enjoy it... I will definitely let you know how it ended up! The reviews seem great, and this seems like exactly the cake to serve to guests at the restaurant. I am a culinary student graduating this May, and for a project we are told to design and make a dessert and serve it to our restaurant that we have on campus. I was a little torn between trying this cake and the Earl Grey cake, but I decided to try this and add a little spin on it. I am making it later this week, and I am going to do mini cakes. I am going to add a lime frosting to the cakes, and a chocolate ganache drizzed down the frosted cakes. Hopefully this project will go over well and the guests at the restaurant will enjoy it… I will definitely let you know how it ended up! The reviews seem great, and this seems like exactly the cake to serve to guests at the restaurant.

]]> By: Lesley http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86682 Lesley Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:26:12 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86682 Made *3* of these cakes for my husband's birthday. He's a serious spice fan. They turned out excellently and everyone loved them! I made the layers the day before, triple wrapped them in plastic and froze them. This made them really easy to deal with the next day for frosting. Also, I was anticipating up to 30 people, so I made 3 cakes. However, I rapidly found I really needed only 1 of the cakes - this cake is so rich and thick that people will tend to have one small slice before they are unable to eat more - a little of it goes a long way! (Not all 30 people had some, but easily 15 people had slices.) Made *3* of these cakes for my husband’s birthday. He’s a serious spice fan. They turned out excellently and everyone loved them!
I made the layers the day before, triple wrapped them in plastic and froze them. This made them really easy to deal with the next day for frosting.
Also, I was anticipating up to 30 people, so I made 3 cakes. However, I rapidly found I really needed only 1 of the cakes – this cake is so rich and thick that people will tend to have one small slice before they are unable to eat more – a little of it goes a long way! (Not all 30 people had some, but easily 15 people had slices.)

]]> By: Leslie http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86650 Leslie Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:44:40 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86650 I baked this for a Halloween party recently and OMG, what an extraordinary dessert and what a hit at the party! I took the quarter of the cake that was left to work the next day (to get it out of my house and away from my mouth) and got more rave reviews. I, too, love the combo of Chili and Chocolate and have adored those Chuao Spicy Maya Chocolate/Chili bars that you can buy at Whole Foods (or at the Chuao Chocolatier at UTC Mall) for years! I baked this for a Halloween party recently and OMG, what an extraordinary dessert and what a hit at the party! I took the quarter of the cake that was left to work the next day (to get it out of my house and away from my mouth) and got more rave reviews. I, too, love the combo of Chili and Chocolate and have adored those Chuao Spicy Maya Chocolate/Chili bars that you can buy at Whole Foods (or at the Chuao Chocolatier at UTC Mall) for years!

]]> By: Megan http://www.whatwereeating.com/recipes/spicy-chipotle-chocolate-cake/#comment-86581 Megan Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:33:30 +0000 http://www.whatwereeating.com/?p=508#comment-86581 Oh. My. I halved this recipe and made then into little baby cupcakes just 'cause and WOW. these are SO amazing - if any of you are on the fence on making these.. you must! they come out so fudgy and chocolaty it reminded me more of a brownie, well, a cakey fudgy delicious thing. and the frosting.. ohhhhh yumm. You amaze me, I couldn't believe that I could turn something out that tasted so heavenly - thank you for the recipe! next up? your earl grey cake with the lavendar ganache. I never thought of myself as a baker, but boy, I sure can follow your directions well! ;) Oh. My.

I halved this recipe and made then into little baby cupcakes just ’cause and WOW. these are SO amazing – if any of you are on the fence on making these.. you must! they come out so fudgy and chocolaty it reminded me more of a brownie, well, a cakey fudgy delicious thing. and the frosting.. ohhhhh yumm.

You amaze me, I couldn’t believe that I could turn something out that tasted so heavenly – thank you for the recipe! next up? your earl grey cake with the lavendar ganache. I never thought of myself as a baker, but boy, I sure can follow your directions well! ;)

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