Chocolate Kahlua Cake for Steve-O

I absolutely love making cakes for my dear friend Erin.   You know why?  She sends me completely new recipes to try, offers completely specific decorating ideas and then always ends with, "...or whatever you'd like to do."   I do laugh at her.   A lot.  And I'm laughing right now thinking of her reading this, because it's true.  

Well, her husband will be celebrating his birthday this week, but had a small get together this past weekend.  Steve is a HUGE fan of Kahlua and Erin really wanted that to be incorporated into his cake  (...or whatever...).   So she sent me a recipe from Yumly (Chocolate Kahlua Cake with Salted Hazelnut Buttercream) and I was ever so excited to get 'er done!  

This was probably the most expensive cake I've ever made with 11 eggs, 24 ounces of chocolate, hazelnuts, Kahlua, espresso and so on.  But MAN!!!  I think it turned out beautifully, and would highly recommend the recipe to anyone who likes mocha anything!!!

Here's what the cake looked like on the inside (thanks for the pictures, Erin!).  YUMMY!!!!  

Happy Birthday, Steve!!!  I hope you have a wonderful day!  If you need a shot of Kahlua, I can hook you up!  ;)

Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Erin requested a birthday cake for her husband, Steve's, birthday. Steve is a HUGE chocolate fan and I'm told he's also a fan of Kahlua. Erin requested a chocolate cake with some sort of Kahlua twist to it, to incorporate two of Steve's favorite flavors. I was game!

The best part of this cake was that the decorating was minimal. I really do enjoy a simply decorated cake from time to time. No fondant. No words. Just buttercream. Chocolate Kahlua buttercream on this one! I also added some shredded chocolate bits on top, just for fun.

Steve, I hope your birthday was a great one! I also hope that all of your wishes came true! ;)

Also, thanks to Erin for taking the pictures and sending them my way. This was one cake that slipped out before I got the chance to photograph it. I'm forever grateful!