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Mexican Chocolate Cornbread

January 31, 2013 By Kelli and Holli 55 Comments

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Before you skip this recipe and move on to another blog, bear with me a few minutes! I love the site Yum Goggle and if you have not been over there yet, click the link and spend a little time there. It is like a 24 hour a day Linky Party – only with bigger pictures and writing so I can see it!  I am a pinner there and as I was perusing the beautiful looking dishes this evening, I came upon this recipe called Chocolate Cornbread from Lillian at My Recipe Journey. I love chocolate and I love cornbread and the picture looked like those Snackin’ Cakes from the 70’s (anyone besides me remember those?). Reading quickly through the recipe I realized I had all the ingredients and it sounded simple enough so I jumped up and went to the kitchen to mix it up!

So………..I’m cruising along grabbing all the ingredients and dancing along with Ellen Degeneres during that part of her show when a got a flash of genius! I thought I would make it a sour cream chocolate cornbread AND I would make it spicy Mexican chocolate. Not only would it have a rustic texture, it would have a kick. I made it up, brought it out of the oven, cooled it, and just couldn’t wait to sample it and…and…and….BAM! It was a little cornbread-y, a little cake-y, a little sweet with a little kick all wrapped up in a giant taste! However, I wanted a little more and so I took the hot fudge ice cream topping out of the fridge and put some on my piece with whipped topping.

A little while later Top Girl and Rocket dropped by for a few minutes so I gave her a piece without saying anything about the spice. She took a bite and was chewing along smiling and then her eyes bugged out. Oops! I should have told her, she’s such a sissy when it comes to spice. After coughing around like she injured her vocal chords or something, she said it would be great if it didn’t have cayenne pepper in it! She took some home to Son-in-law and he just loved it. Mr. Picky Eater is walking around like a boxer looks at his opponent before he pounces. I don’t know if he will try it, but he will really be missing out if he doesn’t! This stuff rocks!

Spicy Chocolate Cornbread/ Kelli's Kitchen

Spicy Chocolate Cornbread/ Kelli’s Retro Kitchen Arts

Here’s the recipe:

Mexican Chocolate Cornbread

2/3 Cup powdered cocoa
2/3 Cup all-Purpose flour
2/3 Cup Corn Meal Mix
½ Cup Milk
½ Cup Sour Cream
1 Egg
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/3 Cup oil (I used vegetable)
½ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

I thought about using my home-canned green chilies, instead of cayenne pepper, but I didn’t want to waste it if the cornbread didn’t taste good – but I will next time! I think it would be great!
To show you how much in a hurry I was to eat this –while taking the picture it was still so hot the whipped topping slid right off the top! Pretty cool, huh?

Spicy Chocolate Cornbread/ Kelli's Kitchen

Spicy Chocolate Cornbread/ Kelli’s Retro Kitchen Arts

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Filed Under: Bread, Rolls, Crackers, and More, Cinco de mayo, Food Sites, Linky Party, Mexican Food/Tex-Mex, Recipes, Sweets, Tailgating, Tutorial Tagged With: Best Choice Baking Powder, cornbread, Gold Medal Flour, Hershey's Cocoa, Kraft Simply Sour Cream, Mexican chocolate, Mexican chocolate cake, Mexican Chocolate Cornbread, Shawnee's Best Cornmeal, spicy chocolate corncake, Wesson Oil

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  1. Melissa

    January 31, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    The photos are awesome! Sounds like a wonderful recipe! I love chocolate..
    Great job. =)

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      January 31, 2013 at 8:12 PM

      Thank you Melissa! your most treasured comment is the one about my photos – I have been working so hard on that! Bless your heart for saying it!

      Reply
  2. Choc Chip Uru

    January 31, 2013 at 9:15 PM

    Cornbread never looked so ridiculously indulgent 😀

    Cheers
    CCU

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      January 31, 2013 at 9:38 PM

      Thank you – I knew you would like it!

      Reply
  3. Joan@Chocolateandmore

    January 31, 2013 at 9:35 PM

    I can’t wait to try this and of course I’ll be just as sneaky as you and not say anything, I’ll just let them all think it’s chocolate cake ans watch the reactions.

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      January 31, 2013 at 9:39 PM

      I cannot wait to see what Joan-Spin you put on it!

      Reply
  4. This Silly Girl's Life

    February 1, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    This looks amazing!! We would love it if you would link up at our new linky party: Two Girls and a Party Hosted by:
    Dana @ This Silly Girl’s Life
    Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off
    We hope to see you there!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 1, 2013 at 4:50 PM

      Thank you so much for dropping by and for inviting me – you bet I will be there! Checking it out soon!

      Reply
  5. pamasaurus

    February 1, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    That looks amazing!! I’m definitely going to have to make it for my cornbread lover of a husband 😉 I’ll probably eat most of it, but I’ll say it’s for him.

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 1, 2013 at 9:04 PM

      The hot fudge sauce really makes a big difference! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Stacy

    February 2, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    I am not a big sweet eater but I love the idea of chocolate with cayenne. There is a chocolate bar I buy on occasion that is dark chocolate with chili and I love the bite. I’m going to give this a try!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 5:06 AM

      Hey Stacy – I like sweet and hot together (I have a killer sweet jalapeno recipe) and since this DID taste so good, I’m going to use my Hatch green chilies next time and give it even MORE of a bit. Since you like “hot”, I would rachet it up closer to a Tablespoon instead of a teaspoon of cayenne – then you could REALLY taste it!

      Reply
  7. The Healthy Flavor

    February 2, 2013 at 1:48 AM

    Chocolate cornbread?!!! Oh my! I literally hung my mouth open when I saw the first photo. This looks and sounds so incredible!! I’m inspired 🙂

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 5:04 AM

      Great! It does taste good. My husband took it for his friends to try and they ate about 1/2 of it before they realized that it was “different” – but they kept eating even after!

      Reply
  8. 21stcenturyhousewife

    February 2, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    What a great twist on traditional cornbread! I like the addition of the cayenne pepper 🙂 I’m your newest ‘like’ over on FB both from my The 21st Century Housewife page and my personal page as well. It’s nice to ‘meet’ you. I’ve come via the With a Blast FB link up.

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    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 9:03 AM

      Hi April! So nice of you to come over and Thanks you for the compliment!- I really am enjoying this FB hop – Love finding new and interesting things and your FB page is certainly one of them! So much fun! In between taking care of my grandest son and cooking up a post for the blog, I’ll be checking out FB pages and blogs today!

      Reply
  9. Lillian (My Recipe Journey)

    February 2, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    I love what you did to my baby!!! You got her all dressed up and pretty!!! So cool! I love the cayenne pepper idea! I’m whimpy with spice too, so I’ll try 1/4 tsp. first! Thank you so much for trying my Chocolate Cornbread recipe and blogging about! (((HUGS)))

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 9:41 AM

      I’m so happy you approve – listen, you came up with a winner of a recipe honey, seriously! co-workers love it, friends love it, family loves it – and ALL with something different. Some like it plain like little un-frost petit fours, I like the hot fudge, some love it with vanilla ice cream….and my mom likes it the way she eats much of her cornbread: crumbled in a glass of milk! You came up with something fantastic!

      Reply
  10. Valerie @ From Valerie's Kitchen

    February 2, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Lillian is great and so is this cornbread. Yum! What a great twist 🙂

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 10:42 AM

      Yes she is! I have been exploring her blog and there are some more recipes I really want to try!!

      Reply
  11. kaypanthony

    February 2, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    OMG! I hope this might be entered in the chocolate contest!!! 🙂 Looks decadant, Kelli!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 2, 2013 at 8:29 PM

      Thank you! I was thinking of it but I have something else in mind to – of course, if I can enter more than once……..:)

      Reply
  12. THE Better Baker

    February 3, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    You are amazing. So glad you shared this yummy recipe with us at Weekend Potluck!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM

      Thanks Marsha! I always enjoy it!

      Reply
  13. thehomeheart

    February 3, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    You have been pinned, my dear! Holy cow but this looks insanely, awesomely good. I am definitely going to try this, and maybe even try to make a GF version 🙂

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 3, 2013 at 2:23 PM

      Sounds great! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!! BTW, your fish recipe – has been repinned many times this weekend! Very popular!

      Reply
      • thehomeheart

        February 3, 2013 at 5:07 PM

        The garlic tilapia one?? Awesome! I turned off my Pinterest notices because it was crowding my email box- good to know things are getting pinned though 🙂

        Reply
        • kalamitykelli

          February 3, 2013 at 5:51 PM

          You can go to the link and then paste in your URL from whatever post you did and it will tell you how many times it has been repinned and liked. If you don’t have it, I put it on my FB page a week or so ago and you can find it there.

          Reply
  14. quilt32

    February 3, 2013 at 4:13 PM

    That sounds like something I would really love.
    Lillian
    lillianscupboard.wordpress.com

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    • kalamitykelli

      February 3, 2013 at 4:46 PM

      It’s really very good and I have already made it again.

      Reply
  15. eliotthecat

    February 3, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Haven’t heard of this site but am definitely checking it out now. This looks more than delicious!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 3, 2013 at 8:28 PM

      Thank you! It’s a really great little recipe.

      Reply
  16. lawstudentcook

    February 3, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    This sounds wonderful. I’m definitely going to add it to my ‘to try’ bookmark list. I am such a chocoholic.

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 3, 2013 at 8:29 PM

      You’ll like it – it’s a very different texture – in a good way!

      Reply
  17. LizForADay

    February 4, 2013 at 3:45 AM

    Wow that is a lot of ingredients that I would not think would go together. That’s funny how the topping tried to escape. 🙂

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 4, 2013 at 3:54 AM

      True – but I got it at the very last second after I took the pix! The ingredients work!

      Reply
  18. Anita at Hungry Couple

    February 4, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    Hmm. It’s a little odd but with all that gooey chocolate sauce on it, I’d be willing to try it. I’ll be right over! 🙂

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 4, 2013 at 12:12 PM

      Everything taste better with hot fudge sauce!

      Reply
  19. Jamie @ Prepared to Eat

    February 5, 2013 at 7:08 AM

    That’s a neat idea! Would be nice for a day when you want to try something different.

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 5, 2013 at 8:09 AM

      Thanks Jamie – and thank you for dropping by! Please come back anytime. As soon as I get home, I will be visiting your blog as well!

      Reply
  20. Lacy@countrypickins

    February 6, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    This looks wonderful! I saw your post over at Wednesday Extravaganza!

    Reply
    • kalamitykelli

      February 6, 2013 at 6:19 PM

      Thank you for the compliment and please – come again any time. I just love Wednesday Extravaganza – find so many wonderful recipes there!

      Reply
  21. Roxanna

    July 25, 2014 at 7:56 AM

    This looks yummy! What if I just have regular cornmeal and not cornmeal mix?

    Reply
    • Kelli

      July 25, 2014 at 9:35 AM

      Well, it would work fine, just a little bit more “rustic” than with the mix! Thanks for dropping by and please come back again!

      Reply
  22. Lilllian

    July 25, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    I’m absolutely going to try this.

    Reply
    • Kelli

      July 25, 2014 at 9:35 AM

      I’ve made it several times since and it is lovely – you will like it!

      Reply
  23. Eric Rodgers

    February 9, 2016 at 9:12 AM

    I can totally get behind this recipe, but also see it with the addition of cinnamon and some ground almonds. There’s already a Mexican hot chocolate I occasionally make that has similar flavors — sometimes thickened with a bit of cornmeal — and made quite spicy with cayenne, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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    • Kelli

      February 9, 2016 at 9:18 AM

      That sounds delicious! They would probably be great together too. Thanks from dropping by Eric and please come back again!

      Reply
  24. Rita

    May 17, 2016 at 3:22 PM

    Hi!
    I was wondering, what are your thoughts on replacing the milk with coffee or espresso?

    P.S
    This looks amazeballs!

    Reply
    • Kelli

      May 17, 2016 at 3:33 PM

      I think that sounds incredible! Why didn’t I think of that?? Do it!

      Reply
  25. Rita

    May 27, 2016 at 2:19 PM

    Hi again!
    I just made this…espresso instead of milk, greek yogurt instead of sour cream (all i had), no cayenne (my daughter is a wuss), and it’s awesome. It’s like dark chocolate corn bread or mocha cornbread, not too sweet, it’s just right. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Kelli

      May 27, 2016 at 2:23 PM

      Yay!! I’m totally sharing your tips on my community FB page which will give me another good reason to share the recipe! Thanks so much for letting me know how it turned out!

      Reply
      • Rita

        May 27, 2016 at 2:58 PM

        My pleasure! Actually i forgot that i use 2/3 a cup of sugar per the original recipe as I omitted the cayenne. It still was not sweet and i think it would be excellent with cayenne.

        Reply
  26. Suzanne

    February 14, 2017 at 11:31 AM

    I printed the recipe and have it in the oven. Is there supposed to be sugar in it? None in the list of ingredients

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    • Kelli

      February 14, 2017 at 11:34 AM

      Hi Suzanne! Nope, no sugar at all – it’s still a little sweet but it’s not supposed to be very sweet at all –add some fruit and or whipped cream for any sweetness you need. Hope you enjoy it! My daughter says this is her very favorite instead of having cake!

      Reply

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