Mexican Chocolate Cake

I have seen a lot of recipes with chocolate that are spiced up with a bit of cayenne but I have never known anyone brave enough to try one ... until now. My dear friend, Deb, says that anyone who likes the Spicy Ginger Cake is gonna love this. She also gives this indepth recipe feedback, "Yum, yum, yum....."

I'm gonna hafta give it a shot for sure.

From Real Simple

CAKE
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or ground Mexican chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold water
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE GLAZE
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
6 tablespoons water
10 small fresh strawberries

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8-inch round cake pan with vegetable cooking spray.

Combine all the cake ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth. Pour into the pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. When the cake has cooled, whisk together the first three glaze ingredients. Dip each strawberry into the glaze and set aside. Pour the remaining glaze over the cake and arrange the strawberries on top. Set aside to dry, about 30 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 450(0% from fat); FAT 12g (sat 2g); PROTEIN 6mg; CHOLESTEROL 0mg; CALCIUM 36mg; SODIUM 312mg; FIBER 6g; CARBOHYDRATE 87g; IRON 4mg