Sometimes you want something sweet and chocolatey. Sometimes you want something creamy with a bit of kick. Sometimes, you might want to hang out with the Wolves in Boston. Well, have I got a cake for you!
Recipe details
Yield: 14 slices
Prep time: 30 Minutes
Cook time: 35 Minutes
Total time: 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1½ cup brown sugar
3 tbsp instant coffee
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 large eggs
¾ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup vegetable oil
½ cup baileys Irish cream
½ cup boiling water
Coffee and Baileys Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp espresso powder
3 tbsp boiling water
1 tbsp Irish Cream
Let’s Make It
1 – Prepare two 8 inch cake pans by greasing with butter and dusting with flour. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
2 – To the mixing bowl, add milk, oil, eggs, vanilla paste and Irish cream. Mix well.
3 – Add all dry ingredients.. Mix till well combined. If you find this time consuming, you can use a hand mixer.
4 – Add boiling water and slowly mix into batter till incorporated.
5 – Divide the batter evenly between the cakes pans and bake for about 34-36 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with a few crumbs. Do not over bake,else it dries out.
6 – Add boiling water to espresso powder and mix, Combine powdered sugar, espresso powder mixture and Irish cream in a medium bowl; stir well with a fork until smooth. Poke your cake in different areas and drizzle glaze generously over cake; serve.
Tips:
If you don’t have espresso powder, just use instant coffee. The same with vanilla paste. Just use plain ol’ vanilla extract. That said, vanilla paste totally makes for a richer flavor.
Go HERE for more info and a video! This makes two cakes. Also, I WANT those spring form pans she uses!
If you’ve read MOONSTRUCK MAFIA: BOSTON, you know about Clancy’s Irish Pub. And if you ever get to Clancy’s at just the right time, you might be able to sample this Bailey’s Irish Mob Cake. And I promise that Finn would not be the baker. In fact, the pub buys this treat from one of the women in the neighborhood that bakes them for a little extra pocket money. Her cakes are so popular that the mates are conspiring to kidnap her and tickle her until she hands over the recipe. In the meantime, they’ve been known to place “private” orders and pay lots of moolah for the results. 😉 Ah, if they only knew that I’ve been entrusted with the secret. What about y’all? Are there any secret recipes in your families? If you want to know more about the Boston Wolves and their mates, then click on any pic with the cover or HERE to head over to Books2Read to find your favorite on-line bookstore.
Silver James 
That cake sounds great.
My grandmother used to make a cake for my grandfather 2 times a week. He would take a slice to work in his lunch and eat another after dinner. We called it grandpa cake because we rarely got a slice. It was a dark chocolate cake that had a cup a coffee in the batter and the frosting was 2, yes 2 pounds of confectioners sugar with cocoa and 1/4 of coffee. I think it’s what killed him. All that sugar and he was 6′ 135#, too much on the heart.
Hubs mom had a secret ingredient she put in Ukrainian cabbage rolls. Hubs was the only one she ever told. It was 2 tbs of BBQ sauce.
I hope your day is good.
Now THAT’s an interesting secret ingredient. LOL I would never think to put BBQ sauce in cabbage rolls. Of course, I also have no idea what makes Ukranian cabbage rolls different from other cabbage rolls. LOL
As for your grandma’s cake, I love the whole coffee adds but that much sugar makes my teeth hurt! Still, it might be worth it. 😉
The sun is shining, it’s warm, and I’m trying to convince myself I need to work. Not a bad day.