Red Hot Chiles Carrot Cake - Fiery Foods & Barbecue Central

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 Eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 10 piquin chiles seeds and stems removed, ground finely in a spice mill (or substitute 1 teaspoon ground cayenne)
• 2 ounces simple sugar syrup
• 2 ounces cinnamon schnapps
• 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
• 1 cup water
• 1 lb sugar
• 1 cup egg whites
• 2 lbs unsalted butter
• 1 lb softened cream cheese