Chocolate Whiskey Cake with Whiskey infused Dulce de Leche and Whiskey Ganache
I’ve finished off the amazing Chocolate Whiskey Cake with Whiskey Ganache and chocolate decorations. It was a wonderful topping to this cake. I could have left it with just the cake and frosting, most people would, but I’ve got to take everything to the next level.
The addition of the whiskey ganache was actually my husband’s idea. He wanted a “man’s cake” something that would be great for a groom’s cake. I, honestly, was a bit thrown by the idea of making a groom’s cake, but I think this may just be as close to one as I can make.
I would totally have allowed my husband to have this as his groom’s cake.
I’ve been snacking on this cake for the past week. It was just so good.
Everyone that I’ve shared it with really enjoyed it. It was actually hard to give this one away. I was craving it late the other night and almost got out of bed to sneak downstairs for a bite. I really, really wanted some.
Oh heck, even now that I’m thinking about it I’m wishing that had some to snack on. Oh, well, I’m glad I was able to share it with friends who appreciated it.
This really is a great chocolate cake that just got better each day. The whiskey got a bit stronger each day and the chocolate got smoother each day. I loved it everyday!
BTW- I found this article about whiskey really informative.
Cook time:
- 4 oz Dark Chocolate
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Whiskey
- Chocolate Whiskey Cake with Whiskey Dulce de Leche Frosting
- 2 oz chocolate for decorations.
- Frost the cake and refrigerate while preparing the ganache.
- Heat the cream to a simmer and pour over chopped dark chocolate. Let the heat melt the chocolate for 5 minutes before stirring.
- Stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Add in the whiskey and allow to cool.
- Melt the additional chocolate and make drizzle decorations on a piece of parchment and let harden in the fridge.
- When ready to serve, pour the ganache over the cake and top with the chocolate decorations.
To get the Dulce de Leche Recipe, click here.
For the Chocolate Whiskey Cake and Frosting recipes, click here.
OMG, I want that cake for my birthday next year!! That is amazing Karyn, as usual.
It would be an amazing birthday cake! Let me know when it is. I’ll stuff it into a jar for ya!
WOW! This looks AMAZING!
Thanks so much! It was amazing to eat
Will it appear as if it is not cooke?
.I made it the way the recipe stated and baked it at the exact temp and even for 10 minutes more
Not sure what you might be doing. Whenever you cook a cake, you should not open the oven door until the last 5 minutes of baking. There should be no need to keep poking your nose into the oven, it just lets out all the heat. Also, check your oven temperature with an in oven thermometer. There are hot areas and cooler areas in all ovens (more so if it’s older). It’s done cooking when you insert a toothpick into the center and it comes out clean and you should see the sides start pulling away from the edges.