Mexican Hot Chocolate Cake

Name: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 24 min
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 1 dried ancho chili, broken in half; 2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour; 1 12 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 cup hot chocolate mix; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup water; 4 large eggs; 1 cup sugar; 4 large egg whites; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; pinch of salt; 1 cup heavy cream; pinch of cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 1 cup dark or bittersweet chocolate chips; marshmallows for decoration

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"Katherine Hysmith of the Young Austinian shares her cake version of a Texas Christmas tradition: a lightly spiced cake based on her family's holiday table hot chocolate...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup milk

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1 dried ancho chili, broken in half

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2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

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1 12 teaspoons baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

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1/2 cup hot chocolate mix

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/4 teaspoon chili powder

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1 1/2 cups sugar

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1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

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1/3 cup vegetable oil

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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1/2 cup water

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4 large eggs

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1 cup sugar

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4 large egg whites

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1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

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1 tablespoon light corn syrup

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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pinch of salt

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1 cup heavy cream

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pinch of cayenne pepper

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1/4 teaspoon chili powder

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1 cup dark or bittersweet chocolate chips

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marshmallows for decoration

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