Cake Recipes
Chocolate Cinnamon Cake with Butterscotch
Sauce and Coffee Whipped Cream
This super Chocolate Cinnamon Cake is a cinch to bake. And although it's scrumptious with the extra toppings, it's heavenly enough to stand alone.
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, + flour for dusting
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 8 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
Butterscotch Sauce
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
Coffee Whipped Cream
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat a 10-cup Bundt or tube pan with nonstick cooking spray and dust with a little flour. Set aside.
Cake
- Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter and chocolate. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat eggs with sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add chocolate. Reduce speed to low, and alternately add dry ingredients and milk in 3 additions.
- Turn into pan, and bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove to wire rack, and cool cake in pan for 5 minutes.
- Place rack on top of pan and invert. Remove pan and cool cake completely. (Can be made up to 3 days ahead. Wrap well and refrigerate.)
- To serve, spoon a puddle of Butterscotch Sauce onto 12 dessert plates. Lay a slice of cake on each and top with Coffee Whipped Cream.
Butterscotch Sauce*
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring occasionally. Serve warm. (Can be made ahead to this point. Cover, cool and refrigerate up to 4 days ahead. Warm over low heat before serving.)
Coffee Whipped Cream
- Dissolve coffee in 2 tablespoons hot water; set aside until completely cooled.
- In a large bowl, combine cream with coffee and beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff.
Notes
This creamy topping is also wonderful on ice cream or plain pound cake.
For an even more decadent topping, add a tablespoon of coffee liqueur to the cream mixture before beating.