Mexican Hot Chocolate Mini-Bundt Cakes

Name: Mexican Hot Chocolate Mini-Bundt Cakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12 mini-bundt cakes
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 -2 tablespoon cinnamon; 3 small eggs; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup butter; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 2/3 cup espresso or 2/3 cup strongly brewed coffee; 2 tablespoons vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Bundt Cake Bliss; this recipe will not work in a large Bundt pan, must use mini-Bundt pans."

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Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 12 mini-bundt cakes

ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar, divided
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 -2 tablespoon cinnamon
3 small eggs
¹⁄₂ cup buttermilk
1 cup butter
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa powder
²⁄₃ cup espresso or 2/3 cup strongly brewed coffee
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
¹⁄₄ teaspoon almond extract

directions

Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour 12 mini-bundt forms and set aside (if you only have a Mini-Bundt pan with six cavities, bake this recipe in two batches).
In a bowl, whisk the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, salt, cayenne, and cinnamon together; set aside.
Beat eggs and buttermilk together and set aside.
Melt butter and chocolate together in the top of a double boiler or in a metal bowl suspended over simmering water; make sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
Add in cocoa powder and espresso; stir until thoroughly combined.
Add the egg mixture to the chocolate mixture.
Stir in the remaining 1 cup sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.
Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients; mix until thoroughly combined and any lumps are dissolved.
Pour the batter into the prepared Mini-Bundt pans.
Bake for 20 minutes exactly; let the bundts cool for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
Delicious served plan or with a dollop of whipped cream or chocolate whipped cream.