Kahlua and Butterscotch Schnapps Cake
I was playing around with liquors in the kitchen over the weekend and decided that I wanted to make a decadently scrumptious cake off the base of 2 sweet, complimentary andinteresting alcoholic flavors.
I gave myself the challenge of coming up with a recipe off the flavor combination of Kahlua (coffee liquor) and Butterscotch Schnapps (Butterscotch liquor). I was looking for the mix of the sweet coffee flavor along with the butterscotch (almost caramel flavor). They both have such similar flavor profiles and taste spectacular together.
For a decadent cake I decided both liquors would be in the cake itself and I would have a filling based on one liquor and icing based on the other.
To further add to this flavor mix and take the cake to the next level I decided to add white chocolate as well as cream to excel the flavor and add a profile that can bring the sweetness back down to be highly palatable for all.
Ingredients:
- 220g brown sugar
- 75g butter
- 3 egg
- 190ml butterscotch Schnapps
- 185ml milk
- 285g self raising flour
- 40ml Kahlua
Ganache:
- 125ml cream
- 30g Kahlua
- 375g white chocolate
Cream:
- 200ml cream
- 20ml butterscotch Schnapps
- 15g icing sugar
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven to 185c degrees and line a 25cm cake tin with baking paper.
- Beat the sugar and butter in a bowl with electric beaters until smooth and creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time beating in between each addition.
- Add the schnapps and the milk and beat until combine.
- Add the flour and beat until well combine.
- Pour the mix into the cake tin and bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Place the cake onto a cooling rack until cool.
- Cut the cake into 3 horizontal cakes and using a pastry brush brush on the Kahlua on all 3 layers.
- To make the icing place the cream in the microwave until steaming.
- Add the Kahlua and chocolate to the cream and leave for a minute.
- Stir until the mix is well combine and place in the fridge to set.
- To make the cream filling place the cream in a bowl and using electric beaters whisk until peaks form.
- Add the icing sugar and butterscotch snapps and on a low speak beat until just combine.
- To assemble place one layer on a plate.
- Spread ½ the cream over the top of the cake, Kahlua side up.
- Top with 2nd cake we layer Kahlua side up and spread with remaining cream, top with 3rd cake layer Kahlua side down.
- Spread the ganache over the top and sides of the cake and enjoy.
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