Devils Food Cake w/ Chocolate Kahlua Frosting
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Serves: 10 to 12
 
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup best-quality cocoa powder, sifted (I use hershey's)
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 heaping tablespoon of ground coffee
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup superfine sugar
  • 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons kahlua
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • decorative sugar (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease and flour a 20" cake tin.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the cocoa, coffee and 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. Pour in the boiling water. Whisk to mix and set aside.
  3. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the butter and superfine sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
  5. Add in vanilla extract, add in one egg quickly followed by a spoon of the flour mixture.
  6. Then add in the second egg and beat until combined.
  7. Then keep adding in the flour mixture slowly while beating until all of it is incorporated.
  8. Finally mix and fold in the cocoa mixture, scraping its bowl out well with a spatula.
  9. Pour the batter into a prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Let it cool on a wire rack.
  10. As soon as the cakes are in the oven, get started on your frosting:
  11. In a saucepan, put the water, 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar and butter to melt on low heat
  12. Once the mixture begins to bubble, take the pan off the heat and add the chopped chocolate, swirl the pan so that the chocolate melts and you have a nice smooth and glossy chocolate-y mixture.
  13. Stir in the kahlua and let it stand for about 1 hour, whisking now and again - when you're passing the pan - by which time the cakes will be cooled, and ready for the frosting.
  14. Spread the frosting generously on your cake and sprinkle with decorative sugar.
Recipe by Baker Street at https://bakerstreet.tv/2012/08/devils-food-cake/