Double Chocolate Chili Bacon Cake
One pan cake
3 slices smoked bacon
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup oil
1 TBS cider vinegar
1/2 TBS vanilla
1 cups cold coffee or water
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper powder
1/2 tsp. ancho chili powder
¼ cup sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
8 oz. whipping cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Place the bacon on parchment paper on a cookie sheet in a cold oven. Turn the oven on to 425 degrees and allow to cook until crispy but not burned, about 20 minutes or so. Set aside to cool completely and then chop into small pieces.
Turn your oven down to 350 degrees.
Stir together flour, ¾ cup sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in an ungreased 13 x 9 foil baking pan.
Make 3 wells in the mixture; pour oil in one, vinegar in one and vanilla in one. Pour in coffee, chocolate chips, and add the bacon, cayenne pepper, and ancho chili powder and stir all with a fork until well mixed. Spread into an even layer. Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle half over batter.
Bake in a 350 oven for 35-40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over hot cake.
Cool 15-20 minutes before cutting. Top with cinnamon/chili whipped cream