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Bourbon Chocolate Cake




Source of Recipe


Source: Colette's Birthday Cakes


List of Ingredients




2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

Pinch salt

1 3/4 cups hot coffee

1/4 cup bourbon

5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, cut into small pieces

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

2 cups sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract



Recipe



Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.


Combine the coffee, bourbon, chocolate, and butter in a large covered metal bowl. Let stand until completely melted, then whisk together. Whisk in the sugar and cool. Whisk in the flour mixture in 2 batches, then the eggs and the vanilla.


Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 45 minutes (checking after 30 minutes for even baking) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely in the pans on wire racks. You can then either refrigerate them in the pans, wrapped in plastic, or use them right away, though it's easier to decorate a cool cake. To remove the cakes from the pans, run a knife around the inside edges of the pan and place it over a low flame to melt the grease, making sure to keep the pan moving to prevent burning. The cake should slide out easily when you invert the pan.