Kahlua Chocolate Cake

Name: Kahlua Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened; 2 1/4 c. sugar; 4 eggs; 2 (1 oz.) envelopes premelted unsweetened chocolate; 1/3 c. Kahlua; 2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour; 1 tsp. cream of tartar; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; 3/4 c. milk; 3/4 c. chopped hazelnuts or pecans, toasted then divide; frosting

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 1/4 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 (1 oz.) envelopes premelted unsweetened chocolate
1/3 c. Kahlua
2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. chopped hazelnuts or pecans, toasted then divide
frosting

Directions

1

Beat butter at medium speed of electric mixer; gradually add sugar, beat well.
2

Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each one.
3

Add the Kahlua and chocolate; beat until blended.
4

Combine flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt; add to the mixture in mixing bowl; alternate with the milk until all is used (begin and end with flour).
5

Mix well after each addition.
6

Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
7

Bake at 350° for 18 to 23 minutes or until cake tests done.
8

Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool.
9

Stir 1/2 cup nuts into 1 cup of the frosting; spread between layers.
10

Frost rest of cake. Sprinkle with reserved nuts.