Best Duncan Hines Mexican Chocolate Chili Cupcakes Recipes

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CINCO DE CHILI CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cinco de Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting image

Dark chocolate cupcakes with a bite! Topped with Chili Cream Cheese Frosting. This recipe was inspired from a combination of recommendations from AR Buzzers. Thanks all! They were a huge hit at our annual Chili Cook-off. Many wanted THEM to be allowed as an entry. Add more chili and cayenne powder to taste. (IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!)

Provided by Candice

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 1h18m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food chocolate cake mix
1 ½ teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ¼ cups water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ground ancho chile pepper
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract, or to taste
24 small dried red chiles

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
  • Empty the boxed cake mix into a mixing bowl, and whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoon of ground ancho chile and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the water, vegetable oil, and eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the prepared cupcake cups, filling them 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting.
  • In a bowl, sift 1 teaspoon of ground ancho chile, 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and the cinnamon with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in attractive swirls, and poke a small dried chile, stem-side up, into the frosting as a garnish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.1 g, Cholesterol 57.2 mg, Fat 13.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 248.9 mg, Sugar 28.2 g

CHOCOLATE TRES LECHES CAKE



Chocolate Tres Leches Cake image

A chocolate version of a Mexican classic. This moist and delicious cake tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen but a boxed mix makes it so easy! For variety, you can add one tablespoon coffee-flavored liquor (such as Kahlua®) to your milk mixture or a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to your cake batter.

Provided by MrsFisher0729

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 1h55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (18.25 ounce) package Swiss chocolate cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
1 ¼ cups chocolate milk
½ cup canola oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
¾ cup half-and-half
¾ cup evaporated milk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup confectioners' sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups heavy whipping cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch pan with butter and flour.
  • Beat cake mix, chocolate milk, canola oil, eggs, and espresso powder together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on a low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium and continue beating another 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan until it is no longer hot to the touch. While the cake is still warm, poke lots of holes all over the cake with a small skewer or a fork.
  • Whisk sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half, evaporated milk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl until cocoa is mostly incorporated into the liquid; slowly pour the milk mixture evenly over the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely as the liquid soaks into it.
  • Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder together in a bowl.
  • Beat heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer on medium speed for about 1 minute. While continuing to mix, add sugar-and-cocoa mixture to the cream in 2 batches, allowing the first to incorporate before adding the second. Increase mixer speed to medium-high; beat until soft peaks form and the cream is thickened and spreadable. Spread chocolate whipped cream on the cake to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 471.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46.3 g, Cholesterol 100.9 mg, Fat 30.8 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.7 g, Sodium 318.9 mg, Sugar 32.6 g

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