Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Name: Chocolate Kahlua Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE:; 1 box (15.25 Oz. Size) Yellow Cake Mix, Preferably With Pudding Added; 1 box (3.9 Oz. Size) Instant Chocolate Pudding; 4 whole Large Eggs; 1/4 cups Kahlua; 1/4 cups Vodka; 3/4 cups Water; 3/4 cups Oil; 2/3 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:; 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature; 16 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 4 cups Powdered Sugar

14 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:
1 box (15.25 Oz. Size) Yellow Cake Mix, Preferably With Pudding Added
1 box (3.9 Oz. Size) Instant Chocolate Pudding
4 whole Large Eggs
1/4 cups Kahlua
1/4 cups Vodka
3/4 cups Water
3/4 cups Oil
2/3 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
2 sticks Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
16 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
4 cups Powdered Sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a Bundt pan and set aside.
2

For the cake, in a large bowl, add yellow cake mix and reserve 2 tablespoons of the cake mix in a small bowl. Add chocolate pudding, eggs, Kahlua, vodka, water and oil. Mix with a hand mixer on medium speed until combined, about 3 to 4 minutes.
3

Add chocolate chips to the reserved cake mix and toss to coat the chips. Add this mixture to the cake batter and gently stir to combine.
4

Pour cake batter into prepared Bundt cake and bake in the middle rack for 50-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
5

Cool in pan on a metal rack then dust with powdered sugar or top with cream cheese frosting and shaved dark chocolate.
6

For the cream cheese frosting, beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar and mix until combined.