kahlua chocolate cake

Name: Kahlua Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 9
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CAKE BATTER:; 3 large eggs, separated; 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/2 cup(s) real butter, room temperature; 1 cup(s) light brown sugar,packed; 2 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened baking cocoa powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3/4 cup(s) strong liquid coffee, cold; 3/4 cup(s) kahlua; ## FROSTING;; 6 tablespoon(s) real butter, room temperature; 1 pound(s) powdered sugar,sifted; 3 tablespoon(s) unsweetened baking cocoa powder; 3 tablespoon(s) kahlua; 2 to 3 tablespoon(s) hot coffee

(3 RATINGS)

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Dec 12, 2012

This is a delicious blend of chocolate, Kahlua and coffee. So you can have your cake and drink your coffee at the same time..lol.. This is not your usual chocolate cake-- I rate it right up there with that delicious "Black Magic" best Chocolate Cake Ever" ,yellow ribbon feature cake, by Lisa Glass. I love that recipe too!! So don't judge this one too harshly. LOL. This was my dad's favorite cake!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 9- inch layer cake

Ingredients

CAKE BATTER:
3 large eggs, separated
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup real butter, room temperature
1 cup light brown sugar,packed
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup strong liquid coffee, cold
3/4 cup kahlua
FROSTING;
6 tablespoons real butter, room temperature
1 pound powdered sugar,sifted
3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa powder
3 tablespoons kahlua
2 to 3 tablespoons hot coffee

How To Make kahlua chocolate cake

Step 1

Grease and flour or line with parchment paper,(spray paper) two 9-inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350^. --- Beat egg whites until frothy; then beat in granulated sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

Step 2

Cake Batter: Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Sift flour, cocoa, and baking soda together.
Step 3

Add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and kahlua; blend well. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour mixture into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes,or until done; test with toothpick at 30 minutes.
Step 4

Cool 10 minutes, invert on wire rack; remove pans and peel off paper carefully. Cool before frosting. --- Frosting: In a large bowl cream butter and powdered sugar. Add cocoa,kahlua and coffee;as needed to make spreadable; beat until smooth. Frost sides then top..bead bottom edge of cake with frosting, if desired.
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