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Directions:Adjust rack one-third up from bottom of the oven and preheat oven to 325 degrees. You will need a 9-inch Bundt pan (that is the smaller size; it is called a mini-bundt pan) or any other fancy tube pan with a 10-cup capacity. Butter the pan (even if it is non-stick); then dust the whole inside of the pan with flour.
Place the chocolate in the top of a small double boiler over hot water on low heat. Cover and cook only until melted; set it aside, uncovered, to cool slightly.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
In a 2-cup glass measuring cup dissolve the coffee in a bit of boiling water. Add cold water to the 1 1/2 cup line. Add the bourbon. Set aside.
Cream the butter in the large bowl of an electric mixer. Add the vanilla and sugar and beat to mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
On low speed, alternately add the sifted dry ingredients in three additions with the liquids in two additions, adding the liquids very gradually to avoid splashing, and scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula after each addition. Be sure to beat until smooth after each addition, especially after the last. It will be a thin mixture.
Pour into the prepared pan. Rotate the pan a bit briskly, first in one direction, then in the other to level the top. In a mini-bundt pan, the batter will almost reach the top of the pan, but it is OK -- it will not run over, and you will have a beautifully high cake.
Bake for 1 hour and 10 or 15 minutes. Test by inserting a cake tester into the middle of the cake and bake only until the tester comes out clean and dry.
Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Then cover with a rack and invert. Remove the pan, sprinkle the cake with a bit of optional bourbon and leave the cake upside down on the rack to cool.
Before serving, if you wish, sprinkle the top with confectioners sugar through a fine strainer.
NOTE; You can substitute rum, Cognac, or Amaretto for the bourbon. |
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Notes: This is another one of Barbara's recipes. I remember Steve saying that she liked old cookbooks, and he thought she found this one in a book she bought at the antique store. It over-ran my cake pans, so double-check that size option. Barbara made this is a plain pan, not Bundt - so maybe that was the difference.
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