Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup bailey irish cream
  • 1 cup strong black coffee
  • Frosting
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup bailey irish cream (or more to taste - I tend to use 1/8 cup!!)

Method

  • Cake: Sift dry ingredients together.
  • Beat egg, oil, buttermilk, liqueur, coffee together.
  • Add to the dry ingredients; beat together for about 3 minutes.
  • Pour into greased/floured 10" springform pan or 9x13 pan.
  • Bake at 350 for 35 to 40 minutues for the springform or 25 to 30 minutes for the 9x13- or until done.
  • Cool.
  • Frosting: beat ingredients together until stiff.
  • Turn cake out onto a plate and frost with whipped cream mixture.
  • Sprinkle with chocolate curls.