This is quite a boozy cake – not at all a surprise since there is a whole cup of Baileys in here. What I didn’t expect was how much the children liked this cake (the alcohol has been cooked off so no children inadvertently got drunk from consuming this cake). This cake is quite indulgent and rich, please do serve in smaller portions – you can always go back for seconds. I’ve used the special chocolat version of Bailey’s here, by all means use what you have 😉

Ingredients For the Bundt Cake:

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (Valrhona)
• 1 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 3 Tbsp instant coffee granules (Moccona)
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup oil (rice bran)
• 1 cup Baileys Chocolat Luxe Irish Cream liqueur
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla paste (Equagold)

Ingredients For the Toppings:

• 120g chocolate drops (I used Equagold 70% Ghana dark chocolate)
• 120ml cream
• 1/2 cup salted caramel
• 1/4 cup dark chocolate pieces, for sprinkling over the icing (I used a few Valrhona batons, broken into small pieces)

Directions:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C. Prepare a 8-10 cup bundt cake pan by spraying with baking spray. I used a silikomart high cathedral pan here.
  2. In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the dry ingredients. Turn the mixer on low to break up any lumps and then slowly add in the wet ingredients. Mix until smooth, about 2 minutes.
  3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to rest and cool for at least 30 minutes before flipping onto a wire cooling rack and cool to room temperature before any icing is poured on (so that the icing doesn’t get soaked in).
  4. While the cake is cooling, warm the cream till it just comes to a boil on the stove. Remove from heat and pour over the bowl of chocolate. Let it sit in the cream for 5 minutes then stir to combine. Once combined, leave it to cool for 30 minutes before drizzling. Warm the caramel. Set aside.
  5. Place a piece of baking paper under the wire cooling rack. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate ganache over the cake. Drizzle salted caramel over the cake. Sprinkle the dark chocolate pieces over the top of liquid toppings.
  6. Serve straightaway if you can’t wait, but it tastes even better the next day.