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Chocolate Kahlua Cake Ward Recipe
by CookEatShare Cookbook

Chocolate Kahlua Cake Ward
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  Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 2 1/3 c. packed light brown sugar
  • 3 lg. large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 T unsweetened cocoa pwdr
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
  • 1/4 c. Kahlua
  • 2 teaspoon instant coffee pwdr, dissolved in 1 teaspoon warm water
  • 2 T unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa pwdr
  • 1/4 c. half & half
  • 3 c. confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 c. Kahlua

Directions

  1. MAKE CAKE: Cream butter with brown sugar till fluffy, beat in large eggs, one at a time, beating well after each, beat in chocolate. In another bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt. Add in to chocolate mix alternately with 1 cup lukewarm water, beginning and ending with flour mix. Dust and butter and flour 10- inch bundt pan with cocoa pwdr and turn batter into pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 min till tester comes clean. Let cool 5 min and turn out onto a rack to cool completely.FILLING: Beat butter, chocolate, Kahlua and coffee mix. Refrigerate 10-20 min or possibly till holds shape or possibly a spoon.
  2. ICING: Beat butter, cocoa pwdr, half & half, confectioners' sugar, sifted, and vanilla till smooth and fluffy. Don't add in Kahlua.
  3. Assemble sliced cake horizontally into 3 layers with serrated knife; put 1 layer, cut side up on a plate, sprinkle with 2 tbsp Kahlua and spread with half of filling. Put another layer on top of filling, sprinkle with rest of Kahlua and spread with remaining filling. Top cake with last layer and refrigerate 5 min. Spread top and sides with icing and refrigerate cake at least 2 hrs and up to 24 hrs. Store in refrigerator.