Pat's Chocolate Cake ~ Kahlua Frosting

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Cakes, Chocolate, Quick & Easy
Keywords:	HEAVENLY, celebrations, Mom's Best, Bunco
Serves:	8-10 servings
Prep Time:	30 Min
Cook Time:	50 Min

Ingredients

2 1/4 c	sugar
2 c	all purpose flour
1 c	hershey's cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp	baking soda
1 1/2 tsp	baking powder
1 tsp	salt
2 large	eggs large
1 c	half and half
1/2 c	vegetable oil
1 c	boiling coffee
2 1/2 tsp	mexican vanilla
CHOCOLATE KAHLUA FROSTING
1/2 c	butter, melted
3/4 c	heaping cup cocoa powder
3 c	powdered sugar
1/3 c	milk, 2%
2 tsp	mexican vanilla
1/2 c	kahlua

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patricia donahy

Well Seasoned

Llano, TX (pop. 3,232)

CuernavacaChef

Member Since Jan 2012

patricia's Notes:

Growing up in a foreign country in the '50's meant little access to American products so whenever my mom would come to the United States she would buy Hershey's loose cocoa and then make a delicious chocolate cake. This is her cake that has become a family tradition! It's easy to make and oh so moist! Hope you enjoy!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º. In a mixmaster, combine dry ingredients [no sifting]. Except for boiling coffee,add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix well. Add boiling coffee; batter will be soupy. Pour into two 9-inch greased and sugared round pans.

Bake 45-55 minutes. Cake should be moist; do not overcook. Cool for 10-15 minutes. Place wire rack on top of each cake and invert cake onto rack. Finish cooling approximately 1 hour or so.

FROSTONG: In a mixmaster, mix melted butter with cocoa. Add powdered sugar alternately with milk, vanilla, and Kahlua until mixture reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost bottom layer first, then add top layer and finish frosting.

If desired, can be refrigerated for 15 minutes until set.
HINT: instead of dusting generously greased cake pans with flour, use white granulated sugar. It will not leave a dry white powder on cakes, and it will add sweetness.