#BundtBakers: Booze

4ae7b-bundtbakerspost This month #BundtBakers is getting ready or the party season by using alcohol in our cakes and/or icings! #BundtBakers is a group of bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bundts with a common ingredient or theme. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme or ingredient. This month’s theme is Booze and our happy host is Lauren of From Gate to Plate.

When it comes to alcohol, I like to hide my booze behind sugar and fruit. I am the stereotypical girl who likes her fruity drinks. And I do not drink beer. I’m pretty sensitive and definitely a lightweight so I don’t often find myself with a cocktail in hand. There are few drinks that I find worth it. But what I do love is Kahlua. In hot chocolate, over ice cream, in rootbeer, as a float. And now, in cake!

It was a no-brainier for me to select Kahlua as my booze choice. And this cake is strong! I was going to use Kahlua instead of milk in my buttercream but after tasting the crumbs of the cake the extra booze simply wasn’t necessary. What I love about this cake, other than the flavor, is the texture. When I picked it up I thought it was going to be too heavy and dense, but it’s not, it actually reminded me of brownies! Brownies with Kahlua! Topping the cake with vanilla buttercream is the perfect compliment and balances the booze well.

Chocolate Kahlua Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1/2 C vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 C Kahlua
3/4 C milk
2 C sugar
2 C flour
1/2 C cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp baking powder

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the eggs, oil, vanilla, Kahlua, milk, and sugar.
In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder.
Add dry ingredients to the stand mixer in two batches, mixing until combined after each addition.
Pour cake batter into a greased bundt pan.
Bake 60 – 70 minutes, until a knife comes out cleanly.
Allow cake to cool completely before topping with vanilla buttercream frosting.

*This recipe is adapted from Elizabeth at http://www.thecollegiatebaker.com/2012/12/chocolate-kahlua-cake-with-white.html?m=1*

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And don’t forget to take a peek at what other talented bakers have baked this month:

Anisette and Orange Bundt Cake by Samantha at Un Mordisco Un Pecado

Apple Bundt Cake with Whiskey Salted Caramel by Lauren at From Gate to Plate

Baba au Rhum by Terri at Love and Confections

Banana Bourbon Bundt Cake by Linda at Brunch with Joy

Champagne Soaked Cranberry Bundt Cake by Teri at The Freshman Cook

Chestnut and Rum Kugelhopf by Jelena at A Kingdom for A Cake

Chocolate Baileys Bundt Cake by Bea and Mara at I Love Bundt Cakes

Chocolate Chambord Mini Bundt Cakes by Tara at Noshing With The Nolands

Chocolate Guinness Bundt by Veronica at My Catholic Kitchen

Chocolate Kahlua Bundt Cake with Kahlua Glaze by Tanya at DessertStalking Blog

Coffee Baileys Bundt Cake by Kathya at Basic N Delicious