Ingredients

  • 1 cup cold water plus 1 tablespoon
  • 3 tablespoons Mexican coffee flavored liqueur (recommended: Kahlua)
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee (recommended: Folgers)
  • 1 (16-ounce) box angel food cake mix (recommended: Betty Crocker)
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (recommended: Hershey's)
  • 1 (1-pound) box powdered sugar, sifted (recommended: C and H)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
  • 1 orange, zested

Method

  • Move oven rack to lowest position.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Combine the water, Mexican coffee flavored liqueur, and instant coffee in a medium mixing bowl.
  • Stir until coffee crystals have dissolved.
  • Add cake mix and cocoa powder and using an electric hand mixer, beat on low speed for 30 seconds; then beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
  • Pour into an ungreased 10 by 4-inch tube pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 37 to 47 minutes or until top is a dark golden brown, cracked, and not sticky.
  • Remove from oven and immediately turn pan upside down onto a bottle until cooled completely.
  • Run knife around edges of pan and remove cake from pan.
  • For the icing: Whisk together all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl until smooth.
  • Pour icing evenly over the top of the cake letting it run down the sides of the cake.
  • Let icing set for 1 hour.
  • Slice cake and serve garnished with orange zest.