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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A delicious finale to a great dinner! This cake is made with coffee and laced with Irish whiskey! Add some whipped cream and you have Irish Coffee Cake. Source: Canadian Living Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup white sugar |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder or 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/2 cup strong black coffee |
1/4 cup irish whiskey |
1/2 cup whipping cream |
2 tablespoons irish whiskey |
1 tablespoon sugar |
chocolate-covered coffee beans (optional) |
Directions:
1. CAKE:.
2. Beat butter with sugar until fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
4. Dissolve espresso powder in vanilla, beat into butter mixture.
5. Mix flour, almonds, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture.
6. Spread batter in a greased 8-inch round cake pan.
7. Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
8. Cool on rack for 5 minutes.
9. Run knife around edge of cake to separate from pan; turn out onto rack, let cool completely.
10. COFFEE SYRUP:.
11. In a saucepan, bring sugar and coffee to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, boil for 1 minute.
12. Remove from heat and stir in whiskey.
13. Return the cooled cake to the baking pan, poke holes all over top with a toothpick or skewer.
14. Pour coffee syrup over cake. Let cool for 1 hour or until syrup is absorbed.
15. Remove from pan; place on serving plate.
16. TOPPING:.
17. Whip cream with whiskey and sugar, pipe along the top edge of the cake.
18. Garnish with coffee beans!
19. Prep time does not include cooling time.
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