Quick Mexican Chocolate Cake

I love chocolate and cinnamon and came up with this cake one day. It has now become my family's biggest request. We always have Abuelita® tablets around and I wondered if they would melt well as a glaze, and they do!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 466 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package dark chocolate cake mix
• 1 ⅓ cups warm water
• 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 4 Mexican chocolate drink tablets, cut into quarters
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dust a 12-inch oven-safe skillet with a pinch of cake mix and set aside.

Step 2

Mix cake mix, water, eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, pudding mix, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Pour into the skillet.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; invert onto a plate.

Step 4

Place chocolate drink tablets and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate is melted and the glaze has the consistency of syrup, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Pour the glaze over the cake, spreading with a spatula. Let cool for 10 minutes and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.