This wickedly-good cake is flavored with chocolate and coffee liqueur. It begins with a cake mix to make it fast and easy.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Cake:
- 1 package dark-chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (3-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup strong coffee
- 1/2 cup creme de cacao
- 1/4 cup Kahlua
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- Topping:
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 2 Tablespoons strong coffee
- 2 Tablespoons Kahlua
- 2 Tablespoons creme de cacao
Preparation:
Combine the cake mix, oil, pudding mix, eggs, coffee, creme de cacao, and Kahlua in a large bowl. Beat for 4 minutes until quite smooth. Pour into a greased 10-inch tube pan until three-fourths full. (Save any remaining batter for cupcakes or to simply eat on the spot.)Bake 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees F. Remove from the pan and invert onto a serving plate. Punch holes throughout the cake with a skewer or ice pick.
Prepare the topping by combining the confectioner's sugar, coffee, Kahlua, and creme de cacao. Mix well and spoon over the warm cake.
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Recipe Source: InterCourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook by Martha Hopkins, Randall Lockridge (Terrace Publishing)
Reprinted with permission.
