Vodka Mocha Bundt Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Grease and flour Bundt pan, shaking out excess flour.
• Combine all cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl, and mix thoroughly.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350ºF.
• for 45-55 minutes, or until tests clean.
• Let cool 5 minutes in pan, then invert onto cooling rack.
• Place cookie sheet under rack, to catch glaze drippings.
• FOR GLAZE: Blend the glaze in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved and smooth.
• Drizzle slowly and evenly over warm cake.
• Use all glaze until it is completely soaked into cake.
• This cake freezes very well!

Steps:

• Filling: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Stir together cocoa, espresso powder, and granulated sugar.
• Cake: In a small bowl, mash together 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon cocoa; generously brush a 12-cup nonstick Bundt pan with mixture. In another bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In another bowl, whisk brewed espresso into remaining 1/2 cup cocoa and espresso powder until smooth; whisk in sour cream.
• With a mixer on medium-high speed, beat remaining 3 sticks butter with granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with cocoa mixture in two batches. Beat to combine, scraping down bowl as needed. Beat in chopped chocolate.
• Transfer one-third of batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of filling, avoiding edges. Repeat, then finish with remaining one-third of batter, smoothing top with an offset spatula. Bake until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes, then turn cake out onto rack; let cool completely, at least 2 hours.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve, with a dollop of whipped cream and some candied lemon zest.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Spray and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Set aside. --- Cream butter, sugar, egg yolks, lemon rind and vanilla together in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy on medium speed.
• 2. Combine cream cheese and vodka in a small bowl. Sift flour, baking powder,baking soda and salt into a separate bowl. Alternately add flour mixture and cream cheese mixture to butter mixture, beat well after each addition. Beat for 1 minute more, until mixture is light.
• 3. Combine almond extract with egg whites; beat in a clean mixer bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites gently into cake batter along with the chopped almonds , if using.
• 4. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool completely. --- Syrup: Combine all ingredients for vodka syrup in a saucepan;except coconut. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Cool; pour in thin stream over cake. Sprinkle on coconut right away. Let stand 1 hour before serving.