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Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake

Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake recipe inspired by the hit HBO show, Westworld, starring Anthony Hopkins, Evan Rachel Wood, and Ed Harris.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 1 6" cake
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 42 grams cocoa powder 1.5oz
  • 3/4 cup freshly brewed coffee
  • 1/4 cup whiskey
  • 100 grams granulated sugar 1/2 cup / 3.5oz
  • 78 grams light brown sugar 1/2 cup / 2.75oz
  • 120 grams all purpose flour 1 cup / 4.2oz
  • 4 grams baking soda 3/4 tsp
  • 2 grams sea salt 1/2 tsp
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 2 large whole eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped dark chocolate
  • powdered sugar as needed for garnish

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 325F. Butter a 6-7" springform pan and lightly dust with cocoa powder. Set aside.
  2. Combine the butter, coffee, and whiskey in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the butter has melted. Add your sugars and heat just until dissolved. Let cool.
  3. Stir together your flour, baking soda, salt, pepper, and cloves. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and vanilla extract. Stir the eggs in with your cooled cocoa mixture.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix together until well combined. Fold in your chopped chocolate. Pour the batter into your prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour until a toothpick comes put clean when inserted in the center.
  5. Let it cool and remove the cake from the pan. Place your maze stencil on top and generously dust with powder sugar. Remove the stencil. Clean up any lines with a damp paintbrush.