5 Super-Easy Boxed Cake Mix Makeovers

Chocolate Coffee Cake with Chocolate Coffee Frosting

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Cake

Ingredients:

  • 1 package chocolate cake mix
  • 3 T unsweetened cocoa
  • ¾ cup coffee liqueur (i.e., Kahlúa)
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 3 large eggs + 2 egg yolks
  • 2 9″ round cake pans
  • 1 T sugar (to sprinkle on the top of the cakes)

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: Combine all ingredients, except the sugar, and use an electric mixer to beat the mixture for 2 minutes until smooth.

Step 3: Pour into 2 9″ oiled/floured cake rounds, sprinkle the sugar evenly over both cakes, and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Step 4: Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan and cool on a wire rack for 15 more minutes. 

Frosting

Ingredients:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 T boiling water
  • 2 T coffee liqueur (i.e., Kahlúa)
  • 4 cups confectioner’s sugar

Instructions:

Step 1: Beat the butter for 30 seconds.

Step 2: Combine the cocoa, boiling water, and coffee liqueur in a small bowl and mix.

Step 3: Add the cocoa mixture and sugar to the butter and beat for 2 minutes until fluffy. 

image: Getty / john shepherd

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