Easy whiskey cake recipe series#

One note on parchment and baking pans: spray the parchment, and a light sprinkle of flour, I always do. Use parchment paper inside of your cake pans, and it will make this so much easier to lift. You do not want to overmix the batter, it will dry it out and change this recipe. Other tips to consider when making this boozy baking recipe You can grab all the details in my recipe below. Plus, using this allowed me to add in a bit more of what I learned while at the Jameson tour to bring on a bit more of a spike in the overall taste. Now, I will tell you I used a whiskey and a very specific whiskey because after spending time in Ireland, I am a bit jaded and partial. You’ll see in the photos the whiskey bottle/whiskey have used, but then I changed it all up and well, the Irish Whiskey is where it’s at. You can use bourbon which will be a bit sweeter in the end, while a rye whiskey will be a tad spicier. Plus, if you were not a huge fan of whiskey in a cake, then this will tone it down. While the extract will not be nearly as bold, it will be an amicable substitute. Honestly, this is a fabulously easy boozy baking recipe! Tips for the bold whiskey chocolate cakeĪlright now, if you are not a whiskey fan, go ahead and use extracts.

So, today, I will share my beginner’s bold whiskey chocolate cake that tastes like it was baked by a pro! My site is known for beginner-level recipes, with uncomplicated ingredients that deliver big on taste and slim on committed time!

You’ll find complicated ingredient-driven recipes that take way more time and often skill than you have to dedicate to the task! Let’s say you are looking for a whiskey chocolate cake, what you will find are multiple returns on your search and a lot of the following. What’s the worst thing that happens when you Google recipes? I’ll answer that for you. Why you’ll love this bold whiskey chocolate cake Not true and that link that I just shared above explains. Adults Only!ĭid you know that a common myth about baking with whiskey is that it evaporates right out of your recipe?

What you won’t taste is what I will refer to as a flat taste, because all of the easy-to-find and combine ingredients simply mesh and refine beautifully. While whiskey will always be in the background of the taste, the chocolate will delight. In fact, the chocolate cake may taste bitter for just a nano-second because of the cocoa in the recipe.

Easy whiskey cake recipe series#

Then you’ll experience tastes that come from a dense cake batter, layered throughout the series of laced ingredients ranging from whiskey to chocolate.īut more specifically a taste hinting towards ‘earthy’ because when chocolate is mixed in a recipe with whiskey that is one of the tasting notes, so to speak. With the first bite of my bold whiskey chocolate cake, you’ll be treated to a slightly thicker chocolate ganache, offering a smooth and creamy chocolate texture with a hint of spice (we’ll go into details later) and definitely a subtle light hint of whiskey. Let’s experience the boozy baking recipe bite by bite The resulting flavors of deep notes of chocolate, and whiskey, come from mastering the simple ingredient list, and not subbing in anything. What happens when you mix chocolate cake, with whiskey? You get a fabulous bold whiskey chocolate cake, but, it’s not quite that easy, lol! Today, I will share, a double bold whiskey chocolate cake with you that will hit all the notes that you would expect from a boozy baking recipe! The Overview of Whiskey Chocolate Cake When was the last time you actually tasted a very satisfying boozy baking recipe?