Bourbon Chocolate Cake
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Easy to make rich and delicious chocolate cake spiked with bourbon.
Ingredients
| 1 | package |
cake mix, chocolate
with pudding |
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| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
bourbon whiskey
|
* |
| ½ | cup |
water
cold |
|
| ⅓ | cup |
vegetable oil
|
|
| Frosting | |||
| 1 | pint |
heavy whipping cream
|
* |
| ⅓ | cup |
cocoa powder
unsweetened |
|
| ½ | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | cup |
bourbon whiskey
|
* |
| 1 | cup |
nuts
chopped |
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Directions
Butter and flour two 9" round cake pans.
Combine cake mix, eggs, bourbon, cold water and vegetable oil in large bowl of mixer.
Beat for 2 minutes on high speed until very light.
Pour into pans.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 minutes or until tests done.
Cool in pans 10 minutes.
Remove.
Cool completely. Split layers in half horizontally.
Spread frosting over each cake layer.
Sprinkle with walnuts. Stack layers.
Cover sides with frosting.
Chill at least 2 hours.
FROSTING: In large mixing bowl, combine whipping cream, cocoa, powdered sugar and vanilla.
Beat until stiff then fold in the bourbon.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 137g (4.8 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 52752% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 30g
47%
Saturated Fat 5g
27%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 79mg
26%
Sodium 570mg
24%
Total Carbohydrate
21g
21%
Dietary Fiber 4g
17%
Sugars g
Protein
20g
Vitamin A 2%
•
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 13%
•
Iron 25%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
Karena
I made this cake but changed the bourban to coffee. I have 4 kids under the age of 8 in my house & they don't appreciate the bourban! Made it into Mocha Chocolate Cake & it was divine! I didn't have any butter on hand so was looking for a pinchhitter
almost 12 years ago