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Stan's Kahlua Cake is for Dessert.

Stan's Kahlua Cake takes 50 minutes to prepare.

Stan's Kahlua Cake takes 50 minutes to cook.

Stan's Kahlua Cake makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Stan's Kahlua Cake are:

--Cake--
200 g flour
50 g buckwheat flour (optional, sub 50 g cake flour if not using)
30 g mesquite flour (optional, sub 30 g buckwheat flour if not using)
5 g baking soda
10 g baking powder
3 g salt
115 g butter, at room temperature
100 g granulated sugar
220 g brown sugar
125 mL canola oil
80 g dark cocoa powder
10 mL Kahlua flavouring (optional, add 15 g of instant espresso powder if not using)
5 mL vanilla
3 eggs
175 g semisweet chocolate, chopped
90 mL buttermilk
125 mL cold brewed espresso
90 mL Kahlua liqueur
--Filling--
225 g icing sugar
14 g dark cocoa powder
55 g shortening
60 g cream cheese, soft
1 tsp instant espresso powder
25 mL Kahlua
Pinch salt
--Finishing--
530 g prepared vanilla buttercream frosting
Melted chocolate ganache and chocolate covered coffee beans, for decoration.

Here is how you make Stan's Kahlua Cake:

--Cake--Preheat oven to 350F, grease a 9" springform pan and line the bottom with parchment.Whisk together flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground espresso (if using), set aside.In a mixer or large bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Combine oil, cocoa and flavouring(s), whisking to form a paste, then scrape into the creamed mixture and beat well.Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.In a double boiler, melt the chocolate with the buttermilk, coffee and Kahlua.Starting and ending with the dry ingredients, beat them in alternately with the coffee mixture.Bake 45-50 minutes, or until it tests done. Let cool completely in the pan.--For Filling--Beat the sugar, cocoa powder, shortening and cream cheese, until smooth.Add the espresso powder, Kahlua, salt, and vanilla and beat at highest speed 10-12 minutes.--Assembly / Finishing--Slice the cake into 2 layers, levelling the top if domed.Spread the filling evenly on the bottom layer, top with the final layer.Crumb coat the cake, chill it 2-3 hours then apply the final frosting layer.Drizzle with ganache and decorate with the coffee beans.Chill at least 6 hours, but bring to room temperature before servingNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Stan's Kahlua Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 585.3

• Total Fat: 28.3 g
• Cholesterol: 61.6 mg
• Sodium: 163.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 80.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 5.0 g

The dietary needs meet for Stan's Kahlua Cake is Vegetarian