We're going to a belated St. Paddy's Day party tonight and I am in charge a dessert. Of course, Irish whiskey was on my mind. I decided against a Bailey's Irish Cream recipe but loved the thoughts of a boozy cake.
This is one I found, strangely enough, on the PETA website. Of course, it called for animal-free products but I modified it.
Preheat oven to 350 (convection 325). Grease my favorite Bundt pan with baking spray.
Blend together 2-1/2 cups flour, 1 T baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1 T baking cocoa, and 1 tsp. salt.
Combine 1/2 cup Jameson's whiskey and 1/2 cup very strong black coffee (espresso).
Cream 3/4 cup of softened unsalted butter. Add in 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup dark brown sugar. Cream until light and fluffy. Add three eggs, one at a time.
Alternate the dry and wet with the butter/sugar/egg mixture until they are beaten and blended well.
Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes until a pick comes out clean from center of cake. Cool.
Simmer 1/4 cup butter with 1/4 cup whiskey, whisking in 1 cup sugar. If you simmer this for a few minutes it should be thickened when it is cooled. Take off the heat and add 1 tsp. coffee extract if desired. Drizzle the cooled cake (insert toothpick over the cake top and bottom many times).