Mocha Bourbon Birthday Cake
Chocolate, coffee, and bourbon you say?! This easy-to-make and easy-to-eat mocha bourbon cake is moist and flavorful. It’s perfect at a birthday party or any special celebration! Adapted from Colette Peters’ Bourbon Chocolate Cake recipe.
- Prep Time: About 20 Minutes
- Cook Time: About 45 Minutes
- Total Time: Approximately 1 Hour
- Yield: Two 8-inch or 9-inch Cakes 1x
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt (kosher or table)
1–3/4 cups hot coffee
1/4 cup bourbon*
5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped into small pieces
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature and cut into small pieces
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour two 8-inch or 9-inch round pans. Line the bottoms of each pan with a parchment circle. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine hot coffee, bourbon, unsweetened baking chocolate, and unsalted butter. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit until completely melted. Whisk until smooth. Add granulated sugar and allow mixture to come to room temperature. Whisk dry ingredients into the coffee mixture. Be sure to blend well without flour lumps. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Pour batter evenly into prepared round pans. Bake for 45 minutes total, checking after 30 minutes for even baking. Cakes are done when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Allow cakes to cool completely on a wire rack in their pans. Cakes can be turned out and used immediately. (Be sure to remove the parchment circles.) Each cake can also be wrapped with plastic wrap and aluminum foil to be refrigerated or frozen for later use. Ice and fill as desired.
Notes
A high dollar bourbon is not necessary for this recipe. Equal parts of whiskey could also be substituted.
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