Sassy Chilli Chocolate Cake—Dessert for 2

Indulge in this Mexican-inspired sassy chilli chocolate cake! With a mix of cocoa powder, chili powder, and chocolate chips, this delicious cake is sure to be a hit. Enjoy the perfect balance of sweet and spicy in this easy-to-make recipe.

Meal Type

Dessert

Cuisine

Mexican

Servings

2

Food Star

Chilli Powder
Cocao

Health

Variations

Diets

Variations
Sassy Chilli Chocolate Cake

You Need This Stuff

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature 
  • 2 tbsp chilli powder 
  • 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Do This With That Stuff

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, chili powder, and salt
  3. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
  5. Add the vanilla extract
  6. Alternate adding the buttermilk and the dry ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients
  7. Fold in the chocolate chips
  8. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan
  9. Pour the batter into the prepared pan
  10. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  11. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Variations and Pairings

🍬 Sweet
Add 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of honey, or 1/4 cup of maple syrup to the sugar.

🧂 Salty
Increase the salt to 1 tsp, add 1/4 tsp of sea salt, or sprinkle a pinch of salt on top before baking.

🍋 Sour
Add 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup sour cream, or 1/4 cup vinegar.

☕ Bitter
Increase chilli powder to 4 tbsp, add 1/4 cup dark cocoa powder, and reduce sugar to 1 1/2 cups.

🍄 Umami
Add 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of miso paste, 1/4 cup of fish sauce, and 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce.

🌶️ Spicy
Increase chilli powder to 4 tbsp, add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, and 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.

🍸 Alcoholic
Red Wine, Stout Beer, Tequila

🥛 Non-alcoholic
Hot Chocolate, Iced Tea, Fruit Juice

IMPORTANT NOTE: Artificial Intelligence created this—this means the following may or may not be correct or accurate. If following a specific diet is critical to your health and well-being due to ailments or health conditions, please consult your doctor before trying any of these variations.

🍞 Low carb
Replace all-purpose flour with almond flour, replace granulated sugar with a keto-friendly sweetener, replace buttermilk with heavy cream, and omit the semi-sweet chocolate chips.

🧂 Low sodium
Use unsalted butter, reduce sugar to 1 1/2 cups, omit chilli powder, reduce baking soda to 1/2 tsp, reduce baking powder to 1/4 tsp, omit salt, and use low-sodium buttermilk.

🫒 Mediterranean
Replace all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour, replace butter with olive oil, replace granulated sugar with honey, replace chilli powder with smoked paprika, and replace semi-sweet chocolate chips with dark chocolate chips.

🥬 Vegetarian
Replace butter with vegetable oil, replace buttermilk with almond milk, omit chilli powder, and replace chocolate chips with vegan chocolate chips.

🥕 Vegan
Replace butter with vegan butter, replace eggs with flax eggs, replace buttermilk with almond milk, and replace semi-sweet chocolate chips with vegan chocolate chips.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Artificial Intelligence created this—this means the following may or may not be correct or accurate. If following a specific diet is critical to your health and well-being due to ailments or health conditions, please consult your doctor before trying any of these variations.

For a Healthier version of this recipe
💓 Use whole wheat flour, reduce sugar to 1 1/2 cups, use low-fat buttermilk, omit chilli powder, use dark chocolate chips.

🍭 Diabetes
Replace the all-purpose flour with almond flour, reduce the sugar to 1 cup, use sugar-free chocolate chips, and omit the chilli powder.

🩸 High blood pressure
Replace butter with olive oil, reduce sugar to 1 cup, omit chilli powder, and use dark chocolate chips.

🫀 Heart disease
Replace butter with olive oil, reduce sugar to 1 cup, use egg whites instead of whole eggs, use low-fat buttermilk, omit chilli powder, and use dark chocolate chips.

🫘 Kidney disease
Replace all-purpose flour with almond flour, reduce butter to 1/2 cup, replace granulated sugar with coconut sugar, omit chilli powder, and reduce chocolate chips to 2 tbsp.

🌾 Celiac
Replace all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour, omit chilli powder, and use dairy-free chocolate chips.

🧀 IBS
Replace all-purpose flour with gluten-free flour, omit chilli powder, and use dairy-free butter and buttermilk to make an IBS-friendly version of this recipe.

Beti’s Reflections

I’m always on the hunt for unique recipes to tantalize my taste buds, so when I heard about this Mexican-inspired sassy chilli chocolate cake, I knew I had to give it a try! After gathering all the ingredients – 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 cup butter, softened, 2 cups granulated sugar, 3 large eggs, room temperature , 1 tsp vanilla extract , 3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature , 2 tbsp chilli powder , and 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips – I mixed them together and poured the batter into a greased and floured 9-inch round cake pan. 

As it baked in the oven, the aroma of chilli powder and chocolate chips filled my kitchen. When the timer went off, I took out the cake and let it cool for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack. When I cut into it, I was amazed at how moist and flavorful it was! Everyone at the dinner party loved it and asked for seconds. This sassy chilli chocolate cake is sure to be a hit at any gathering – trust me!

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