Kahlua Cake

Submitted by Nicole Nutting

For the cake:
1. 1 box of chocolate cake mix (any kind, I usually get the most chocolaty of the on-sale ones)
2. 1 box chocolate pudding (same instructions as the cake mix)
3. 1/2 cup vegetable oil
4. 4 eggs
5. 3/4 cup strong instant coffee (brewed and cooled) - I use espresso shots
6. 3/4 cup Kahlua
7. (optional) 1 bag chocolate semi-sweet chips

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all these ingredients together. Pour into a greased tube pan. Bake for 45 minutes.

"Soak"
1. 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
2. 2 tbsp. cooled coffee (I use espresso shots here as well)
3. 4 tbsp. Kahlua

Mix these three ingredients together. When the cake comes out of the oven, without removing from the pan, poke a series of holes in the top and pour this "soak" over the top of the cake, letting it soak into the cake. Let sit for at least 30 minutes. Flip cake onto a cake stand and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Voila!

Super Moist Chocolate Cake from Rebecca

Super Moist Chocolate Cake
Submitted by Rebecca

Chocolate Cake:
1 box devils food cake mix
1 large box instant chocolate pudding
¾ cup water
¾ cup vegetable oil
½ cup granulated or Bakers sugar
8oz of sour cream (do not substitute with fat free products)
4 large eggs

Mix all ingredients on medium speed
Once blended place mixing bowl with cake batter in refrigerator for at least an hour

Preheat oven to 350 (high elevations 365)
Grease “bundt” cake pan
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips to cake batter and blend on medium speed
Pour the cake batter mixture into the bundt pan and bake for 45-50 minutes
Test with tooth pick

Remove from oven and cool

After cake is cool turn upside down on a plate.
Prepare icing and prepare to ice cake immediately after icing is finished.

Icing:
Heat 1/3 cup of half & half
Add 4 tablespoons of butter as soon as it appears to bubble until it just starts to boil
Add 1 cup of Baker’s sugar stir constantly until all granules have dissolved to not allow to boil but make certain all the sugar granules are dissolved, this may take a few minutes
Add 1 cup of chocolate chips – stir in until fully melted, don’t cook this mixture, just melt it
While the mixture is still warm drizzle it generously over the cake.

Rebecca's Buttermilk Pancakes

Rebecca’s Buttermilk Pancakes

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
3 tbsp. sugar
2 large eggs lightly beaten
3 cups buttermilk
4 tbsp. unsalted butter melted

Mix all pf the ingredients in a large bowl.
Preheat a pancake griddle to 450°
Grease or spray Pam on the griddle.
Place a ladle of pancake batter on the hot griddle.
Prepare to flip the pancakes to avoid burning
Makes 9 six inch pancakes


mmm--nothing seems to be better than buttermilk pancakes, berries and coffee on a saturday morning...how delightful! Thanks Rebecca!