KAHLUA CHOCOLATE CAKE
List of Ingredients
- 3 EGGS, SEPARATED
- 3/4 CUP SUGAR
- 1/2 CUP SWEET BUTTER
- 1 CUP LIGHT BROWN SUGR, PACKED
- 2 1/2 CUPS FLOUR
- 1/2 CUP UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER
- 1 1/2 TEASPOONS BAKING SODA
- 3/4 CUP STRONG COFFEE
- 3/4 CUPS KAHLUA
- KAHLUA FROSTING, BELOW
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 350°. GREASE AND FLOUR TWO 8 OR 9" CAKE PANS.
- BEAT EGG WHITES UNTIL FROTHY, THEN BEAT IN SUGAR UNTIL STIFF PEAKS FORM. SET ASIDE.
- CREAM BUTTER AND BROWN SUGAR UNTIL FLUFFY. BEAT IN EGG YOLKS ONE AT A TIME.
- SIFT FLOUR, COCOA AND BAKING SODA TOGETHER. ADD TO CREAMED MIXTURE ALTERNATELY WITH COFFEE AND KAHLUA, BLENDING WELL.
- FOLD EGG WHITES INTO BATTER WITH A RUBBER SPATULA IN AN OVER AND UNDER MOTION.
- POUR INTO PREPARED PANS AND BAKE FOR 30 TO 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL CAKE TESTER INSERTED IN CENTER OF CAKES COMES OUT CLEAN.
- COOL CAKES IN PANS FOR 10 MINUTES. INVERT ONTO A WIRE RACK, REMOVE PANS. COOL COMPLETELY. SPREAD FROSTING BETWEEN LAYERS AND ALL OVER CAKE. DECORATE WITH SHAVED CHOCOLATE.
- KAHLUA FROSTING:
- IN A LARGE BOWL, CREAM 6 TABLESPOONS BUTTER AND 1 POUND SIFTED CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR BEATING UNTIL TOTALLY COMBINED. ADD 3 TABLESLPOONS UNSWEETENED COCOA POWDER, 3 TABLESPOONS KAHLUA AND 2 TO 3 TABLESPOONS HOT COFFEE, BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH.
- SERVES 10 TO 12
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