Fabulous Fiesta Cake Recipes

FABULOUS FUDGE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 2 1/2 cups brown sugar until well mixed. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla and melted chocolate squares. Add 1/2 the sour cream and then 1/2 the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until well blended.
• Add the remaining sour cream and dry ingredients to the batter. Stir in boiling water.
• Bake in a greased 9 X 13 inch pan for 35 minutes.
• Let cool 10 minutes before icing.
• To Make Caramel Icing: First melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar and boil about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil. Place pan in cold water and stir in the confectioners' sugar. Continue stirring until smooth. Spread over still warm cake.

LEMON FIESTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
• Cream 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating after each addition. Blend in the lemon peel.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, soda and baking powder. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk to creamed butter mixture. Add lemon extract and raisins.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 50 minutes cool 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving plate. Prick hot cake with skewer or fork and pour on lemon topping.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup butter and water in a saucepan and heat until butter melts. Add lemon juice . Spoon over hot cake.

FIESTA BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Soften shortening in large mixing bowl.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar together.
• Add dry ingredients to softened shortening.
• Add 1/4°C sour milk and mashed bananas to all ingredients and mix until flour is dampened. Beat for 2 minutes at low speed of mixer.
• Add eggs, vanilla and remaining milk. Add nuts and beat 1 minute longer.
• Pour into two greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans or one 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

FIESTA FANTASY CAKE

Steps:

• MAKE CAKE:.
• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl on low to medium speed of mixer until combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in coffee liqueur or coffee and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to sugar mixture, beating after each addition just until combined.
• Stir in boiling water until blended.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near centers comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:
• Split each cake layer horizontally to make four layers total.
• Place one layer on serving plate; spread with one-third of the mousse (about 1 cup).
• Repeat layering with two of the remaining layers and remaining mousse.
• Place remaining cake layer on top.
• CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:.
• Place HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips in a food processor bowl; cover and process until finely ground.
• Mix 1/3 cup whipping cream and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar in 1-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is just boiling.
• With food processor running, pour hot cream through feed tube, processing 10 to 20 seconds or until chocolate is completely melted.
• Scrape side of food processor bowl.
• Add coffee liqueur or strong coffee and vanilla extract through feed tube; process 10 to 20 seconds or until smooth.
• Pour into large bowl; cool about 10 minutes or until mixture is room temperature.
• Beat 1 cup whipping cream in chilled medium bowl on high speed of mixer just until soft peaks form.
• Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• CHOCOLATE FROSTING:.
• Stir together sifted powdered sugar and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa in medium bowl.
• Add whipping cream and vanilla extract.
• Beat on low speed of mixer until stiff peaks form, scraping side of bowl constantly. (Mixture will be very stiff.) By hand, stir in milk, one tablespoon at a time, to make desired spreading consistency.
• Frost cake top and sides.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
• Enjoy!