Mexican Hot Chocolate Cake With Ganache Frosting Inspired By David Lebovitz

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15 Ingredients

• 9 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ cups minus 2 Tbsps unbleached pastry flour
• 2 Tbsps cornstarch
• 2 Tbsps cinnamon
• 1 Tbsp cayenne pepper (or 1 tsp habenero powder + ½ Tbsp ancho chili powder which is what I used)
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 4 ozs (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• ½ cup water
• ¾ cup whole milk
• 10 ozs bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter