The Ideal Christmas Treat - Irish Coffee Cake
This Irish coffee cake is simple to make and has a flavor all its own. The batter and glaze both contain Irish cream, which makes them both incredibly delectable.
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- 3 eggs
- 1 ⅔ cup whipping cream, chilled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup Irish Cream
- 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
Frosting
- 2 tablespoons Irish Cream
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
- ⅔ cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ⅔ cups powdered sugar
- 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 350°F . Grease two 8-inch cake pans. Freeze a mixing bowl.
- Add the described quantity of flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, mix together in a bowl.
- Boil the unsweetened chocolate over the simmering water. Stir continuously, scraping the sides to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted. Leave aside to cool.
- Take a bowl and beat eggs until thick, about 5 minutes.
- Take a cold bowl from the freezer, pour whipping cream mix until stiff. Fold in melted chocolate, eggs and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture while beating, folding softly after every addition, until combined. Pour into the cake pan.
- Bake (35-40 minutes) until the inserted wooden pick at the center comes out clean.
- In a bowl stir coffee granules, whiskey and sugar until coffee is dissolved. Sprinkle the mixture over the layer of cake.
- For icing, mix coffee granules and Irish cream, adding butter and vanilla extract and beat until the mixture is combined. Gradually add powdered sugar until smooth. Frost the sides and top of the cake. Top the cake with chocolate chips.
Notes
- Generally In Irish coffee cake, People are using Irish Whiskey but here we used Irish Cream. If you can’t find Cream you can substitute it from the recipe.
- For Topping you can either use coffee beans, Cashew instead of chocolate chips.