Aztec Cake with Mole

Name: Aztec Cake with Mole
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 3 ancho chiles, cleaned, soaked in hot water, for the mole; 2 pasilla chiles, cleaned, soaked in hot water, for the mole; 1/4 onions, for the mole; 1 clove garlic, for the mole; 3 tablespoons peanuts, toasted, for the mole; 1 cup chicken broth, for blending the chiles; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for the mole; 250 grams mole sauce, negrol, in paste form; 2 cups chicken broth, for the mole; 1 tablespoon piloncillo, for the mole; salt, for the mole; vegetable oil, for frying the tortilla; 16 tortillas, corn; 2 cups chicken, cooked and shredded; 2 cups Manchego cheese, grated; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup Oaxaca cheese, shredded; red onion, in strips

Brenda Villagomez

Enjoy all the flavor of mole in a baked aztec cake. A simple and easy recipe to prepare, you just need a mole paste of your choice and cooked chicken. You will love making it on special occasions.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 07-05-2021

Preparation

40 mins

25 mins

Low

Preheat the oven to 180 °C. For the mole, blend the ancho chiles with the pasilla chiles, onion, garlic, toasted peanuts, and chicken broth until fully combined. In a pot with hot vegetable oil, pour the blended mixture along with the mole paste, stirring constantly until dissolved. Once dissolved, add the chicken broth, piloncillo, and salt, and cook for 6 minutes over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and keep warm. Fry the tortilla in enough hot vegetable oil for 3 seconds on each side. Drain on absorbent paper and set aside until use. Assemble the aztec cake. In a baking dish, place a layer of fried corn tortilla, pour the mole, cooked chicken, and grated manchego cheese; repeat and in the last layer only place tortillas and mole. Pour sour cream over the already assembled cake, cover with Oaxaca cheese and sliced red onion. Bake for 15 minutes at 180 °C, or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot.