Homemade Chocolate Bourbon Cake

April 25, 2020

Homemade Chocolate Bourbon Cake

by- Sanjana Yadav

Chocolate Bourbon Cake- chocolatey cake with sugar buttercream infused with bourbon and chocolate.

Deep into lock-down and heat weather season, I find myself searching for food of comfort and tasting superb. And during this vacation, traditional flavors float-up to the top of my baking ''to-do'' list. This cake started as an chocolate pie. After few twists and turns , it evolved into this nearly sinful Chocolate Bourbon Cake.

Don’t you just love a happy accident? You know, when project you are developing transforms itself into something even better than what you started with? Well that’s kind of what happened with this cake. Like I said, I started with the idea of keeping lock-down days close in the form of a chocolate pie cake. Then chocolate happened and a splash of bourbon decided to tag along. Blanket it all in a Bourbon Sugar and Chocolate Marble Buttercream, and I think I’ve found that comfort and taste that I’ve been craving.

If you are a bourbon fan or not, this chocolatey cake is both familiar in its flavor pairing but special enough for any upcoming holiday celebration. This deeply fudgey cake comes together easily on the stove-top before being baked and drowned in a boozy simple syrup. Tthe buttercream – now that’s the star here. Using sugar immediately elevates this meringue-based buttercream and brings about an almost caramel flavour that is perfect for this time of year. A big glug of bourbon. A couple final spins on the cake turntable at the very end, and the colors will marble and swirl before your eyes!

CHOCOLATE BOURBON CAKE
a cake recipe by Sanjana Yadav

For the bourbon cake:

Bourbon biscuit - 120 gms (2 packets)
Milk - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 1-2 tsp

1. Preheat the vessel i.e. cooker at high flame. Grease it well with butter/oil and keep the butter paper at it's base.

2. Prepare the bourbon biscuit powder by grinding it. Make sure it is finely grinded.

3. Empty the jar with biscuit powder in a big bowl. Add a cup of milk to it and mix it well.

4. After mixing it well, add 1/2 tsp of baking soda, mix it well.

5. Pour the batter in the cooker (preheated).

6. Place the cooker on the Tawa and bake the cake in low flame for 30 minutes (make sure the cake is not over-cooked).

7. Take the cake out when the vessel gets completely cooled.

For chocolate ganache:

Chocolate - 100 gms (you can use dairy milk or any dark chocolate as per your taste)
Milk cream - 1/2 cup
butter - 1/2 tsp

1. Melt the chocolate, add milk cream, mix it well.

2. Add the butter, again mix it well for 5 minutes.

3. Spread the ganache all over the cake evenly.

Bourbon Biscuit Flower:

Bourbon biscuit - 120 gms (1 packet)
Milk - 1/2 tbsp

1. Grind the biscuit until it is finely powdered.

2. Add milk and make a soft dough.

3. Take small part of dough, give it a shape of circle, make four such circles.

4. Keep one's edge above the other. Roll it. Cut from the centre and it will form the flower shape.

5. Decorate your cake with these flowers.

6. Refrigerate the cake for 1 - 2 hours.