Mississippi Mud Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

unsweetened cocoa
1 1/4 c. strong brewed coffee
1/4 c. bourbon
5 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
powdered sugar
sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0.
Butter a 9-inch tube pan and dust the bottom and sides with the cocoa.
Heat the coffee and bourbon in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
Add the chocolate and butter; cook.
Stir in the sugar; let stand 5 minutes and transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer.
Sift the flour with baking soda and salt.
Beat into the chocolate mixture on low speed in 4 parts. Add the eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth and pour into the tube pan.
Bake the cake about 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rack before unmolding.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream.