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Mocha bourbon layer cake with cream cheese frosting



You know how it is when you're craving chocolate, nothing else will do. Also, we had 2 boxes of these chocolate bonbons filled with white chocolate or caramel or hazelnut and I knew I had to feature them on a cake !


Here's the recipe : 

4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 cup butter + 2 tablespoons, softened
1-1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2-1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons of instant coffee in 1/4 cup hot water, cooled to room temp
3 tablespoons whisky or bourbon

Whipped cream frosting :
1 cup whipping cream |
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
4 oz cream cheese, softened 

Melted Chocolate :
4 oz semi-sweet chocolate
1/4 cup whipping cream


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/ 175 degrees C. Line round baking pans with parchment paper. 

Melt chocolate with a couple of tablespoons of butter. In a bowl, cream remaining butter and sugar, add eggs one by one and mix about 2 minutes. Add the other wet ingredients, then the dry ingredients, mixing until smooth. Pour batter into pans and bake about 25-30 minutes or until the middle is firm, or test that a pick comes out clean. After 15 minutes of cooling, remove from pans and remove parchment paper. Continue to cool on a rack.

For the cream cheese frosting, whip cream until it forms soft peaks.  In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese until softened and creamy with confectioners sugar, then fold in whipped cream.

For the chocolate cream, melt chocolate with a tablespoon of cream in the microwave or over stove, add remaining cream and stir until well mixed.

Once cakes are at room temperature, place one disk face down on a serving dish. Brush a bit of coffee liquid (1/2 teaspoon instant coffee dissolved in 1/4 cup of hot water with 1 teaspoon sugar, cooled to room temperature) on cake. Once absorbed, pipe a thick layer of cream or spread a layer with a spatula. Add second disk layer, right side up, pipe or decorate with cream, drizzle with melted chocolate, then decorate with chocolates, bonbons, candies or sprinkles.

Enjoy, everyone!

 


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