Recipe: Bourbon Chocolate Cake

Bourbon Chocolate Cake

Title: Bourbon Chocolate Cake *
Categories: Box cakes, Frostings, Chocolate, Alcohol, Nuts
Yield: 8 servings


1 pk Chocolate cake mix, with
- pudding
3 Eggs
1/2 c Bourbon whiskey
1/2 c Water; cold
1/3 c Vegetable oil

FROSTING-------------------------------
1 pt Whipping cream
1/3 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Bourbon
1 c Nuts; chopped

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~ 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.