Kahlua Cake With Mocha Buttercream
Jan 11, 2026 07:22 AM
This pretty Kahlua Cake is infused with coffee liqueur & espresso, and adorned with billowy mocha buttercream ruffles.
Anyone else love boozy desserts as much as I do? I’m not huge on drinking alcoholic beverages, but I’m all over having that flavor come through in baked goods.
The cake I’m bringing you today uses one of my favorite liqueurs, Kahlua. It’s a staple around here, just like Baileys, and we all know I have my fair share of Baileys recipes. It was time to let another delicious liqueur shine with this Kahlua Cake!
Ingredients:
Kahlua Syrup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1/4 cup Kahlua coffee liqueur
Cake
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1/4 cup Kahlua coffee liqueur
- 3/4 cup buttermilk room temperature
Mocha Buttercream
- 5 large egg whites
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups unsalted butter room temperature
- 3 Tbsp Kahlua coffee liqueur
- 1 1/2 Tbsp instant espresso powder not granules
- 5 oz good quality dark chocolate chopped, melted, cooled
Prep Time:
120 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
155 minutes
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