Recipe for the Month of October 2001
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Chocolate Java Cake
Courtesy of Coffee Masters

"This fabulous recipe lets you enjoy your Java without sipping from a coffee cup. This rich and luscious cake is loaded with delicious ingredients such as chocolate, strong coffee, brown sugar, butter and coffee flavored liqueur. Impress your guests by serving this dessert as the end to a perfect meal!"

Ingredients:

• 3 squares (3 oz.) unsweetened chocolate

• 1/2 cup strong black coffee or espresso

• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

• 5 tbsp. butter, softened

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar

• 2 tbsp. coffee-flavored liqueur

• 2 eggs

• 1 and 1/2 cups white flour, sifted

• 1 and 1/2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 2/3 cup milk

Preparation:

Grease two 8" cake pans and dust with flour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the top of a double boiler, over hot (not boiling) water, melt the chocolate with the coffee and brown sugar. Cool and add liqueur.

With an electric mixer, combine the butter and granulated sugar, beating until light.

Beat in eggs, then the chocolate mixture.

Add dry ingredients to batter gradually, alternating with milk, until batter is smooth.

Pour batter into cake pans and bake on middle rack for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool before removing from pans.

Spread your favorite chocolate icing between stacked cakes and over top. Perhaps, garnish with chocolate covered coffee beans.