Dessert

Chocolate Cake with Ají Rojo Ganache & Candied Lime

Name: Chocolate Cake with Ají Rojo Ganache & Candied Lime
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup all-purpose flour; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ tsp baking soda; ⅛ tsp salt; 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; ¼ cup sugar; 1 large egg; ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt; 2 tbsp hot water; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 3 oz dark chocolate (70%), chopped; ¼ cup heavy cream; 1 tsp ají rojo paste (or 1 tbsp roasted red pepper + pinch of cayenne); 1 lime; 2 tbsp sugar for candying; 2 tbsp crème fraîche; fleur de sel

A tender, cocoa-rich chocolate cake is layered with a silky ganache infused with ají rojo (red chili) paste, then topped with candied lime peel and a quenelle of crème fraîche. This shows restraint and balance—chili enhances rather than dominates.

877calper serving 16gprotein 93gcarbs 53gfat 20min prep 24min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this