Name: Triple Decker Mexican Chocolate Cake - Cowboy Kent Rollins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 cups sugar; 1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 teaspoons ground dried ancho chili; 4 large eggs; 1 ½ cups buttermilk; 1 ½ cups brewed coffee or water; 1 cup melted butter; 2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla or regular vanilla; 1 ½ cups butter softened; 8 ounces cream cheese softened; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 6 cups powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 teaspoons ground dried ancho chili; 3 teaspoons Mexican vanilla; 4 to 5 tablespoons half and half

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Triple Decker Mexican Chocolate Cake - Cowboy Kent Rollins

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Cowboy Kent Rollins

Servings

1 three layer cake

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons ground dried ancho chili
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups buttermilk
1 ½ cups brewed coffee or water
1 cup melted butter
2 teaspoons Mexican vanilla or regular vanilla

Frosting

1 ½ cups butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 teaspoons ground dried ancho chili
3 teaspoons Mexican vanilla
4 to 5 tablespoons half and half

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ancho chili.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, coffee, butter and vanilla.
Slowly mix the wet batter into the dry batter, until smooth. Evenly pour the batter into the three pans. Lightly tap the pans on the counter to remove bubbles.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.Let the cakes cool completely before removing from the pans.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Slowly beat in the cocoa, powdered sugar, cinnamon, ancho chili, and vanilla. Slowly beat in the half and half until you achieve the desired consistency.
Generously frost between each layer of the cakes and on top.