Cinnamon Chocolate Ribbon Cake Recipes

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the butter, oil and chocolate. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat. Add the water; pour into a mixing bowl. Cool to room temperature. Beat in the eggs, sugar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to the chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Remove to a wire rack. , In a small saucepan, combine the butter, milk and chocolate. Cook and stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth; fold in pecans. Spread over warm cake. If desired, sprinkle with additional chopped pecans.

CHOCOLATE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and lightly flour a 9x5" loaf pan.
• Grate or chop chocolate until you have slivers and small pieces. Set aside.
• In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, sour cream and eggs.
• Beat well, scraping down bowl as necessary.
• Spread half of batter evenly into pan, sprinkle with half grated chocolate and 1/4 t. cinnamon.
• Cover with remaining batter, chocolate and cinnamon.
• Draw knife through batter a few times to swirl chocolate.
• Bake 1 hour (or less, be careful) until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.

THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE/CINNAMON SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Bring to a boil the water with the butter and 4 T. cocoa in a small pan, then set aside to cool to just warm.
• 2. In a large bowl, mix sugar,flour,cinnamon,salt, eggs, baking soda and buttermilk. Then stir in the boiled mixture above. Pour into a 9x13 greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Durinig the baking time mix up the frosting which is 1 cup of margarine, 4 T. of cocoa powder, 1 box of powdered sugar and 1 T vanilla. 1 cup of chopped nuts is optional.
• 3. While the baked cake is still very warm take a toothpick and poke holes all over the cake. Then pour over the frosting and smooth out. It will slighty melt into the cake but it adds to the moistness. Let cool, cut and serve.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift sugar and flour into a large bowl.
• In a saucepan, mix 1/2 cup margarine, shortening, 4 tablespoons cocoa, and water. Bring to a rapid boil.
• Pour over flour/sugar mixture and mix well.
• Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon vanilla and blend well.
• Pour batter into a greased 15x11 inch pan and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
• To make topping, mix powdered sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup butter, milk and blend well. Stir in pecans.
• Pour over warm cake and use a warm knife to spread.

CINNAMON CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Stir in marshmallows.
• Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, bring the cocoa, cola, oil and butter to a boil.
• Pour over flour mixture.
• Mix well.
• Stir in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
• Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• Frosting:.
• In a large saucepan, bring the cocoa, cola and butter to a boil.
• Remove from the heat.
• Stir in powdered sugar and 3/4 cup pecans until blended.
• Spread over cake.
• sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• Cool until frosting is set before cutting.

CINNAMON-CHOCOLATE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325°F. Butter 9 1/2- to 10-inch-diameter angel food cake pan. Line pan bottom with waxed paper; butter paper. Stir chocolate in top of double boiler set over simmering water until melted. Remove from over water.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat eggs in large bowl until foamy. Add sugar and beat until thick and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually beat in oil. Beat in milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
• Transfer 1 1/2 cups batter to small bowl; mix in melted chocolate. Mix cinnamon into remaining batter. Spread half of cinnamon batter in prepared pan. Spoon chocolate batter over. Top with remaining cinnamon batter. Using small knife, swirl batters to marbleize slightly.
• Bake cake until test inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 10 minutes. Cut around pan sides and center tube. Turn cake out onto rack; peel off paper. Turn right side up; cool.
• Glaze:
• Combine cream, butter and corn syrup in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until mixture simmers. Remove from heat; add chocolate. Whisk until chocolate melts and glaze is smooth. Let cool until glaze thickens slightly but is still spreadable, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Place cake on platter. Slide waxed paper strips under edge of cake. Spread glaze over cake. Remove paper. Chill until glaze sets. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)