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Irish cream Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
3 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings 1 cake

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup Irish cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Vanilla Frosting

  • 5 cups icing sugar sifted
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

  • In a large mixing bowl, mix butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and oil. Mix until smooth.
  • Add vanilla extract, Irish cream, milk, and water, mix until blended.
  • Add dry ingredients, mix until smooth.
  • In two 8 inch cake pans lined with parchment paper at the bottom, pour cake batter evenly.
  • Bake at 300 F for 30-40 minutes until insert in the centre of the cake comes out clean. One cake might take slightly shorter or longer than the other.
  • Cool completely for 2-3 hours before icing.

Vanilla Frosting

  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix all ingredients until fully blended and forming stiff peaks.