DOUBLE CHOCOLATE KAHLUA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place rack in the center of the oven.
• Grease two 9"cake pans with vegetable shortening or butter or margarine, then dust with flour.
• Shake out the excess flour, I use cocoa powder.
• Set the pans aside.
• Place the cake mix, cocoa, Kahlua, buttermilk, oil and eggs in a large mxing bowl.
• Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 20 seconds.
• Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed.
• The batter should look well combined.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
• Place the pans in the oven side by side.
• Bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 28-30 minutes.
• Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks and cool for 10 minutes.
• Run a dinner knife around the edge of each layer and invert each onto a rock, then invert again onto another rack so that the cakes are right side up.
• Allow to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
• FLUFFY CHOCOLATE KAHLUA FROSTING:.
• Place the cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and pour in the boiling water and Kahlua.
• Stir with a wooden spoon, or rubber spatula until the cocoa comes together into a soft mass.
• Add the butter and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until the mixture is soft and well combined, 30 seconds.
• Stop the machine.
• Add the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon and beat with mixer on low speed until the sugar is incorporated, 1 minute.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat the frosting lightens and is fluffy, 2 mimutes more.
• Place one of the layers right side up on a cake plate or stand.
• Generously and evenly frost the top of the layer.
• Place the second layer on top, and generously frost the top of the cake creating decorative swirls with spatula.
• With remaining frosting, frost around the sides of the cake using, smooth, clean strokes.
• Slice, then serve.
• Enjoy!