My first "cakes with spirit" - I took the Chocolate Kahlua Cake (page 286) to my parents house - I've never known my step mother to drink and my father stopped drinking several years ago, so I really didn't intend to take a cake with liquer in it to their house, but for two days I forgot to take it to share at work (oh, - settle down. the alcohol was "cooked out".)
My first disappointment of any recipe yet - BUT only for the "glaze" - which was just confectioners' sugar and Kahlua. Like all the other glazes and frostings, I taste tested the glaze all by itself and didn't care for it - but when ate with (on) the cake, it neither distracted from or added to the goodness of the cake.
Now, the cake - it was wonderful - very moist and delicious. Dad really liked it! And it looked good I thought - a real deep chocolate color and perfect looking cake texture. I had two pieces - I'm glad I left the rest of the cake at the parent's house or I would have been in real trouble nibbling on that all week long.
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