Amarula Cream Chocolate Cake

I think there is no better way to celebrate life than to indulge in a big slice of Chocolate Cake, and so much better if this Chocolate Cake turns out to be delicious Amarula Cream Chocolate Cake. Actually forget the slice why not have the whole cake! This naughty Chocolate Cake is filled with wonderful, creamy Amarula Cream Liquor and will leave you feeling totally guilty!

AMARULA CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE

CAKE

2 cups (500ml) All Purpose Flour
1 cup (250ml) White Sugar
150g Soft Butter (unsalted)
2 tsp (10ml) Baking Powder
20g (4 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
3 Extra Large Eggs
200ml Amarula Cream Liquor
50ml Full Cream Milk

Mix the Eggs and Butter together, add the Amarula Cream Liquor.
Add the Flour, Sugar and Baking Powder to the wet mix.
Mix everything together till you get a medium consistency - not too thick and not too runny. Add more milk if it is too thick.
Fill two round prepared cake tins.
Bake at 180 degrees Celcius for 30 minutes or till a sharp knife comes out clean.

COOL DOWN COMPLETELY

AMARULA CREAM ICING

1 and half cups (375ml) Icing Sugar
15g (3 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
50g Soft Butter
200ml Amarula Cream Liquor

Mix Icing Sugar and soft Butter together, add a few drops of Amarula Cream Liquor to get it to the right consistency (easy to smear)

DECORATING

Place one layer of Cake on a cake plate. Pour the remaining Amarula Cream Liquor onto the cake layer, pour it slowly so that the cake can absorb the Amarula Cream. Then decorate with a layer of Amarula Cream Icing. Add the second layer and decorate with the remaining Amarula Cream Icing.

Sprinkle with grated chocolate and decorate with chocolate and pink fondant roses for a classy touch.

Come on indulge....I know you want too!!!

How to make your own Amarula Cream

I love a beautiful sunset and probably have a million photos of sunsets that I have taken all over, but the most beautiful sunsets are no doubt the ones in the African bush.

There is nothing better than  to watch a gorgeous sunset while sitting at a watering hole somewhere in the African bush watching the animals and sipping an ice cold Amarula Cream.

 

African Sunset

Kalahari Sunset

Life doesn’t get much sweeter than this!

Except when you can make your own Amarula…

Homemade Amarula Cream

 AMARULA CREAM

1 tbsp coffee

8 shots whiskey

1 can condensed milk

200ml full cream

1 tsp honey

Use good quality coffee. If you are using instant coffee, heat up some of the full cream and add the coffee to it. If you are using grounded coffee, make about 100ml of very very strong coffee. Let it cool. Add the whiskey, condensed milk, full cream and honey and mix well. Pour into a bottle and leave in the fridge for 7 days. Shake it daily.

Makes 1x750ml bottle

You might want to double up as it will go fast!!!



Now if you have never heard of or tasted Amarula Cream, you are definitely missing out. Amarula Cream is a South African liqueur that is made from the exotic Marula fruit. It is a delicious creamy drink that can be enjoyed anywhere!  

The Marula fruit is famed for making elephants a bit “tipsy” as they like to eat the Marula fruit that has fallen off the trees and fermented in the sun.

I don't use the Marula fruit in my Amarula - it's a bit more difficult and I might just have to fight an elephant for enough fruit to make a bottle, but my homemade Amarula is pretty close!

Go ahead and try it - indulge your tastebuds!