Double Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package plain devil's food cake mix
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup kahlua
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons boiling water
• 2 tablespoons kahlua
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 place rack in the center of the oven.
• 3 grease two 9"cake pans with vegetable shortening or butter or margarine, then dust with flour.
• 4 shake out the excess flour, i use cocoa powder.
• 5 set the pans aside.
• 6 place the cake mix, cocoa, kahlua, buttermilk, oil and eggs in a large mxing bowl.
• 7 blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 20 seconds.
• 8 stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• 9 increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed.
• 10 the batter should look well combined.
• 11 divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
• 12 place the pans in the oven side by side.
• 13 bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 28-30 minutes.
• 14 remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks and cool for 10 minutes.
• 15 run a dinner knife around the edge of each layer and invert each onto a rock, then invert again onto another rack so that the cakes are right side up.
• 16 allow to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
• 17 fluffy chocolate kahlua frosting:.
• 18 place the cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and pour in the boiling water and kahlua.
• 19 stir with a wooden spoon, or rubber spatula until the cocoa comes together into a soft mass.
• 20 add the butter and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is soft and well combined, 30 seconds.
• 21 stop the machine.
• 22 add the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon and beat with mixer on low speed until the sugar is incorporated, 1 minute.
• 23 increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the frosting lightens and is fluffy, 2 mimutes more.
• 24 place one of the layers right side up on a cake plate or stand.
• 25 generously and evenly frost the top of the layer.
• 26 place the second layer on top, and generously frost the top of the cake creating decorative swirls with spatula.
• 27 with remaining frosting, frost around the sides of the cake using, smooth, clean strokes.
• 28 slice, then serve.
• 29 enjoy!