Rich Chocolate Kahlua Cake Food

CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Oil a 12 cup bundt pan.
• Combine all cake ingredients in a large bowl.
• Beat with mixer about 3 minutes.
• Spoon into pan.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• When cool, dust with powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate for best flavor.

CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour THREE 8 inch cake pans
• In a mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk for 1 minute to blend.
• Add softened butter a few pieces at a time while the mixer is on low speed. Mix until the dry ingredients look like coarse sand and the dry ingredients are moistened. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl whisk the eggs, milk , Kahlua, oil and vanilla until blended.
• Method is important when using the Reverse Creaming Method. With the mixer on low speed, SLOWLY add approximately 1/2 of the egg and milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Increase the speed to medium and mix for 1 1/2 minutes at medium speed. Don't mix above medium speed. Scrape the bottom and sides of bowl. Add the remaining egg mixture in 2 pourings, beating for 20 seconds after each pour. Scrape the sides and bottom of bowl.
• Slowly add the cup of hot coffee and mix another 30 seconds until blended. The batter will be very runny. Don't worry!
• Pour into 3 prepared 8" pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back to the touch and a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool the cakes 10 minutes on a rack and then turn out of the pans.
• Beat the butter on medium speed until smooth. Dissolve espresso granules into 1 teaspoon hot water.
• Add half of the powdered sugar, espresso, and half of the Kahlua. Beat at medium speed until the powdered sugar is incorporated.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar and Kahlua and mix at medium speed another 3 to 6 minutes scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• This recipe makes 6 cups of frosting, enough to fill and frost a three layer 8 inch cake with borders.

CHOCOLATE KAHLUA® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray; dust with flour.
• Combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, coffee-flavored liqueur, oil, pudding mix, orange zest, and cinnamon in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until very smooth, about 4 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a plate; let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

RICH CHOCOLATE KAHLUA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except chips) with mixer, beat for 2 minutes on high.
• Add chocolate chips.
• Pour into greased and floured bundt pan 10".
• Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees to 1 hour until done.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

CHOCOLATE KAHLUA FANTASY CAKE

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. and lightly oil a 9 1/2- by 2-inch springform pan.
• In a bowl stir together crust ingredients until combined well and press onto bottom of pan. Bake crust in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until pale golden, and cool in pan on a rack.
• Make chocolate layer:
• In a saucepan heat cream, chocolate, and corn syrup over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and mixture just comes to a boil. Remove pan from heat and stir in butter, one piece at a time, until smooth. Pour mixture over crust in pan and chill, until firm, about 3 hours.
• Make buttercream layer:
• In a saucepan cook sugar and water over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar is melted. Simmer syrup, undisturbed, until a candy thermometer registers 240°F. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat yolks until smooth. Add hot syrup in a stream, beating on high speed until thickened and cooled. Reduce speed to medium and beat in butter, a little at a time. Beat in Kahlúa and chocolate until combined well. Spread buttercream over chocolate layer and chill until firm, about 3 hours.
• Run a knife around edge of pan and carefully remove side of pan.

RICH CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all ingredients except chocolate chips in a mixer until blended. Add chocolate chips and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour in greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Let cool and then tip onto a cake plate. Sprinkle powdered sugar over the top.