Mexican Chocolate Cake

Makes one 9-inch layer. May double ingredients to make a layer cake.

Ingredients:

• Cake:
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup cold water OR 1/4 cup brandy and 3/4 cup cold water
• Glaze:
• 2 Tbsp. cocoa
• 1 Tbsp. oil
• 1 Tbsp. corn syrup
• 2 Tbsp. Kahlua
• 1 tsp. water
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions:

Cake: In medium bowl, mix dry ingredients until thoroughly blended. In a blender, mix the wet ingredients then pour into the dry ingredients. Pour batter into a 9" cake pan coated with vegetable oil. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Leave in the pan for five minutes to cool on a rack, then invert onto rack to finish cooling. Cover with glaze.

Glaze: Combine all but confectioners' sugar in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth and shiny.