I’ve had this Chocolate Chip Kahula Cake recipe for nearly 10 years now. In my previous career as a Personal Trainer, part of my job was to run the 50+ group. This group mostly consisted of sweet older ladies who would spend hours hanging out in our locker room lounge just chatting away with each other. Once every few months or so, we’d host a pot luck luncheon for them and one particular lady always brought this cake. It was her signature cake. I finally was able to convince her to share her recipe and now I’m sharing it with you. Her version didn’t have the ganache on top. That’s my new spin on the cake. Enjoy!
Cake Ingredients
1 box of Duncan Hines Devils Food Cake Mix
4 eggs
1/2 c. Kahlua
1 pint (16 oz) sour cream
1/4 c. oil
1 pkg. French Vanilla Pudding Mix
12 oz. milk chocolate chips
1/3 c. chopped pecans, plus extra for topping
Ganache Ingredients
8 oz. semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips (a really good kind!)
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
2 T. unsalted butter
2 tsp. coffee (I used a dark roast)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. Kahlua
Cake Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Mix all of the ingredients together.
Bake for 55-60 minutes. Test around 45 minutes to check for doneness.
Let cake cool for 10 minutes before turning out of pan.
Once cake is cool, pour on ganache.
Ganache Directions
Place the chocolate chips in a medium-sized heatproof bowl.
Set aside.
Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Bring just to a boil.
Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand, without stirring, for a few minutes.
Stir gently with a spoon or whisk until smooth. (NOTE: be careful that you do not incorporate air into the ganache).
Add Coffee & Kahlua.
Gently stir to combine.
Let cool a bit before pouring over cake.
Top with chopped pecans.
This definitely needs to be mine RIGHT NOW
This looks so delicious (and so pro!!). I need to try!
This looks absolutely amazing!!
Ok, I am not sharing this with ANYONE. It’s mine. Ok, well. I pinned it. But it’s ALL mine. Just wow.
OMG! That looks so good! Can’t WAIT to try this recipe!
This is such a gorgeous cake and sounds so scrumptious. Thank you so much for sharing it with Share It One More Time. Cathy
This sounds like my kind of cake! Love it! I saw this on the Foodie Fridays link up! I would be delighted if you’d stop by http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/ and added this to the Pure Blog Love link party too 🙂
Taylor, this looks AMAZING! It is Editor’s Pick on the upcoming Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop on Ducks ‘n a Row.
See you there! ?
Sinea
You had me a kaluah! Thanks for sharing this recipe, I will be pinning and making this for sure!
For the Ganache is the coffee liquid or granuals?
Hi Taylor, I love recipes with Kahlua so I’m really looking forward to trying this cake soon! Thanks so much for sharing he recipe. Pinning! Blessings, Janet
Hi Taylor! This cake certainly caught my eye at the Over the Moon Link Party. I love all things Kahlua AND chocolate. I am also a Texas Blogger and live near Houston. I’ve listened to your podcast.
It looks and sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up.
This looks so amazing! Pinned to try!
Oh My SIL would love this! What a fantastic recipe! Thanks for linking to #homematters linky party.
That looks amazing!!! So tasty!!
Thanks for linking up at #bloggerspotlight!