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Chocolate Chili Cake



Something must be wrong with me. I don't even like to bake, and this week I baked 3 cakes!! There are 2 people living in this house! I do give a few slices away to drop-ins, but basically, we have devoured 3 freakin' cakes.
I will not get on the scale. My sister in law Linda emailed me and said that she baked 3 cakes too, and that they are evil, they call her downstairs in the middle of the night. These blogs are killing us.

I love the surprise of spices and herbs baked into desserts.
My chocolate orange cupcakes w/ rosemary are so good, and I also make great lemon rosemary custards. Savory and sweet go so well together. I have had cookies w/ black pepper in them and they were so delish!

I was reading blogs the other night (unlike every other night!), and I found an interesting sounding recipe for a chocolate chili cake from JaneSpice.



I used Scharffenberger 99% unsweetened chocolate, because I had some squares leftover, and the results were very chocolately.
Though I could not taste much chili (maybe my chili powder was too old), I would definitely make this cake again, maybe with additions of cinnamon & cloves. It was so easy, and very moist, much like a flourless chocolate cake or the best brownie.

I love any cake baked in a loaf pan, they never stick!

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kat said…
I love this kind of cake. I do a Mexican Chocolate Loaf Cake that I adore. I wonder what is in the air making you want cakes?
October 5, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Linda said…
Ok Sta!! enough with the baking!!! stop putting recipes for yummy baked goods, especially those containing chocolate on this blog!!! Regular "food food" I can resist, but the baked goods, not so much!!! I just sent the Chocolate Chip Sour Cream cake away, thank god, and now this one!!! Stop, Im begging you!!!
Love ya
Linda
October 5, 2008 at 10:56 AM
SarahB said…
my grandmother used to make a chocolate pepper cookie which was shaped like a ball and made with black pepper. They were so good. I googled it and found an "italian chocolate pepper cookie" which sounds very similar to hers! I have to try it!
October 5, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Jersey Girl Cooks said…
This sounds like a great combination. I bought some Lindt chocolate with red chili pepper that was delicious. I will be blogging asbout it one of these days.
October 5, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Susan from Food Blogga said…
The first time I tasted chocolate chili cake, I was in Taos. It was so freakin' amazing, that my husband and I ordered a second piece. So I have got to try this!
October 10, 2008 at 1:41 PM
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