Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mocha Glaze - Baking At Home

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 2 C. sugar
• 1 3/4 C. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
• 1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 C. buttermilk
• 1 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 3/4 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• MOCHA GLAZE
• 1/2 C. light corn syrup
• 1 C. (6 oz. pkg) chocolate chips
• 2 Tbsp. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 tsp. instant expresso powder
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• GARNISH
• 1/4 C. sliced almonds