Ibarra Chocolate Cake Recipes

MEXICAN CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer until thoroughly blended and creamy. Add egg; beat well. Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, 2/3 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, coffee, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a second bowl. Blend with a whisk until fluffy and no clumps appear. Alternate adding the flour mixture and 1 cup milk into the butter mixture, mixing until just combined. Fill muffin cups 2/3-full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 17 minutes. Move to a wire rack to cool completely, at least 25 minutes.
• Beat butter in the bowl of the stand mixer; add confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until creamy. Add 2 tablespoons milk; mix until frosting is creamy. Mix in 1/2 cup cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Fit a piping bag with a coupler and tip. Drop piping bag into a tall glass and fold edges down around the glass. Spoon frosting into the bag. Gather edges and twist together. Pipe frosting onto the cupcakes.

BEST CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Line three 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper; grease and flour the pans and paper. Set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small heavy saucepan, melt chips and butter over low heat. Transfer to a large bowl; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add the preserves, sugar and liqueur; beat until stiff peaks form., Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup filling. Top with another cake layer and spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers. Top with another cake layer, 1/2 cup filling and remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake., For drizzle, place chips and butter in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Place mixture in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of bag. Pipe a lattice design over top of cake, allowing some drizzle to drape down the sides. Decorate with chocolate curls and raspberries as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine instant coffee and boiling water in a bowl.
• Melt chocolate tablets and butter in the top of a double boiler set over a pot of simmering water, about 5 minutes. Add coffee, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt. Mix the chocolate mixture and flour together in a second bowl.
• Beat eggs together in another bowl. Combine eggs and chocolate-flour mixture. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and surface is glossy, about 20 minutes.

IBARRA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• To Prepare the Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan, line with parchment paper and butter and flour the parchment paper. Roast the almonds on a baking sheet for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Place them in a blender or a food processor fitted with a steel blade and grind finely. While the almonds are roasting, remove the orange zest from the oranges with a zester or vegetable peeler and chop finely. In a small bowl combine the almonds, orange zest, grated chocolate and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large bowl beat the egg yolks until light and lemon-colored, incorporating as much air as possible. When the egg yolks are thick, add the sugar in two parts. In another bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Beat the dry ingredients, orange juice and one-third of the egg whites into the egg yolks, then rapidly fold in the remaining egg whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. Loosen the sides of the pan and cool for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a rack to cool and remove the paper. When cool, paint with Grand Marnier. To make the Glaze: Break the chocolate into small pieces. In the top of a double boiler combine the chocolate, corn syrup and butter. Heat the pan and turn off the heat as the water comes to a boil. Beat with a whisk until smooth. Place the cake on a rack over a pan or waxed paper and pour the glaze in the center. Tilt the cake to distribute the glaze evenly, and allow the cake to sit for 45 minutes before serving. cook's notes The cake can be made up to a day in advance and should be kept at room temperature.

IBARRA CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250-degrees F.
• Grease and flour two 10-inch springform pans or two 9-inch cake pans.
• Using an electric mixer, whip the egg whites in a small bowl until they form small peaks and then slowly add in the sugar, a little at a time, continue beating until egg whites are stiff and glossy (7-10 minutes) and then set aside.
• In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate and butter, stirring constantly and then transfer mixture to a large bowl.
• Whisk juice into chocolate/butter mixture until combined.
• Whisk in liqueur.
• Whisk in vanilla.
• Fold egg whites into mixture, one quarter at a time using a rubber spatula.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans before removing them.
• Remove from pans, frost and stack to make layer cakes or garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

ABUELITA CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whip the butter.
• Shave the Abuelita chocolate into the mixer with the butter.
• Mix to combine.
• Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.
• Add half the powdered sugar.
• Mix to combine.
• Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl again.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar and add the milk
• Mix well.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl.
• Use immediately. Or, store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

IBARRA CHOCOLATE CAKE ►

Steps:

• To prepare the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan, line with parchment paper, and butter and flour the parchment paper. Roast the almonds on a baking sheet for 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Place them in a blender or a food processor fitted with a steel blade and grind finely. While the almonds are roasting, remove the orange zest from the oranges with a zester or vegetable peeler and chop finely. In a small bowl combine the almonds, orange zest, grated chocolate, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a large bowl beat the egg yolks until light and lemon-colored, incorporating as much air as possible. When thick, add the sugar in two parts. In another bowl beat the egg whites until stiff. Beat the dry ingredients, orange juice, and one-third of the egg whites into the egg yolks, then rapidly fold in the remaining egg whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan. Loosen the sides of the pan and cool for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a rack to cool and remove the paper. When cool, paint with Grand Marnier. To make the glaze: Break the chocolate into small pieces. In the top of a double boiler combine the chocolate, corn syrup, and butter. Heat the pan, and turn off the heat as the water comes to a boil. Beat with a whisk until smooth. Place the cake on a rack over a pan or waxed paper and pour the glaze in the center. Tilt the cake to distribute the glaze evenly, and allow the cake to sit for 45 minutes before serving. Note: The cake can be made up to a day in advance and should be kept at room temperature.

'IBARRA' HOT CHOCOLATE LOVERS!

Steps:

• Warm the milk and chocolate in a saucepan.
• Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the seeds and bean to the milk.
• Stir with a molinillo or whisk until the chocolate is melted and the mixture begins to boil.
• Remove from the heat and froth the chocolate with the molinillo or the whisk.
• Serve immediately in ample sized mugs.
• Topping With the Whipped Cream.
• A pinch of the ground cinnamon on the top of whipped cream.