Chocolate Kahlua Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Kahlua Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

INGREDIENTS  

CAKE INGREDIENTS:

• 3 C flour
• 3 C Sugar
• 1 1/2 C special dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 C sour cream
• 1 C buttermilk
• 1 C warm water
• 1/2 cup Kahlua
• 1/2 tsp espresso powder
• 1/2 C canola oil
• 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING INGREDIENTS:

• 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
• 6 C powdered sugar
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 C finely diced strawberries
• 5-7 TBSP heavy whipping cream
• Strawberries for topping
• 1 large piping bag fitted with star tip
• Large ice cream scooper

CHOCOLATE GANACHE INGREDIENTS:

• 1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 C heavy whipping cream
• 1 large squeeze bottle

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray three 9 in cake pans with pam baking spray
• In a small bowl, whisk together the espresso, kahlua and the warm water until combined
• Using your standing mixer, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa
• powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt until combined
• Gradually add in the eggs, sour cream, buttermilk, espresso, oil and
• vanilla extract until combined and
• Divide the batter between the 3 pans
• Place in the oven to bake for 25-35 minutes or until a tooth pick
• comes out clean
• Allow cakes to cool for 20 minutes

FROSTING DIRECTIONS:

• Using a standing mixer, cream together the butter, vanilla, powdered
• sugar, diced strawberries and heavy whipping cream until combined and
• creamy and stiff with peaks
• Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag

DIRECTIONS TO BUILD THE CAKE

• Place 1 layer of cake onto the cake board
• Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out 4-6 scoops of frosting and
• smooth evenly on one layer of cake
• Place another layer of cake on top and spread more frosting
• Place the last layer on top and frost the remaining cake with remaining frosting

CHOCOLATE GANACHE DIRECTIONS

• Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream until steaming
• While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a
• heat-proof bowl
• Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips
• Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
• Pour ganache into the squeeze bottle
• Pipe dollops of ganache over the edge of the cake
• Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
• Place strawberries into the dollops of frosting
• Cut and serve and enjoy