CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE
INGREDIENTS
Cake Ingredients:
◾️3 cups flour
◾️3 cups Sugar
◾️1½ cups special dark chocolate cocoa powder
◾️1 tbsp baking powder
◾️1½ tsp baking soda
◾️1½ tsp kosher salt
◾️4 large eggs
◾️½ cups sour cream
◾️1 cups buttermilk
◾️1 cups warm water
◾️½ cup Kahlua
◾️½ tsp espresso powder
◾️½ cup canola oil
◾️1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting:
◾️2 cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
◾️6 cups powdered sugar
◾️4 tsp vanilla extract
◾️½ cup finely diced strawberries
◾️5 - 7 tbsp heavy whipping cream
◾️Strawberries for topping
◾️1 large piping bag fitted with star tip
◾️Large ice cream scooper
Chocolate Ganache:
◾️1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
◾️½ cup heavy whipping cream
◾️1 large squeeze bottle
INSTRUCTIONS
◾️Preheat oven to 180°c and spray/grease three 9" cake pans.
◾️In a small bowl, whisk together the espresso, kahlua and the warm water until combined.
◾️Using your standing mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined.
◾️Gradually add in the eggs, sour cream, buttermilk, espresso, oil and vanilla extract until combined.
◾️Divide the batter between the 3 pans.
◾️Place in the oven to bake for 25-35 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
◾️Allow cakes to cool for 20 minutes.
Frosting Directions:
◾️Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until creamy stiff with peaks.
◾️Scoop 1 Cup of frosting into the piping bag.
Assembling:
◾️Place 1 layer of cake onto the cake board.
◾️Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out 4-6 scoops of frosting
◾️Smooth evenly on one layer of cake.
◾️Place another layer of cake on top and spread more frosting.
◾️Place the last layer on top and frost the remaining cake with remaining frosting.
Chocolate Ganache:
◾️Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until steaming.
◾️While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl.
◾️Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips.
◾️Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth.
◾️Pour ganache into the squeeze bottle.
◾️Pipe dollops of ganache over the edge of the cake.
◾️Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake.
◾️Place strawberries into the dollops of frosting.
◾️Cut, serve and enjoy!
