Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake
Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake recipe
One of the hottest shows on television right now happens to also be one of my favorites, Westworld. I am obsessed with this show! If you follow me on instagram, you’ll know that I was able to get myself a ticket to Westworld at last year’s San Diego Comic Con. The experience was incredible and you’ll see that I even included the hat I received from the experience. I know that HBO actually opened up this experience in a few cities across America so make sure not to pass up on the chance if you ever get to go.
TEDDY: Rye whiskey.
BARTENDER: What about it?
TEDDY: Well, it ain’t doing any good sitting in that bottle.
WESTWORLD, SEASON ONE – EPISODE: THE ORIGINAL
Season two of the show premiered last Sunday and to celebrate I wanted to create something easy and memorable. This chocolate and whiskey cake is so delicious and the iconic maze on top really kicks it up a notch. While we didn’t get to see what they eat in the world, we do know they sure drink a lot. The addition of whiskey is fantastic and really adds another great dimension to this rich chocolate cake.
Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake recipe
The following recipe is actually from New York Times Cooking. It’s a wonderful recipe I’ve made a few times before. What’s great is that it keeps moist for a few days after (if you don’t finish it by the first day!). As always, use a good quality chocolate and cocoa powder. It really makes a difference in this cake.
Now, as easy as the cake was to make, the maze takes a bit more time and patience. I printed out a 6″x6″ copy of the maze and I cut out all the black lines with a knife. The end result is so striking. If your lines end up a bit blurred, just take a lightly damp paintbrush and clean up the lines. It’s really that easy. I hope you enjoy making and eating this cake as much as I did!
Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake recipe
Westworld: Chocolate and Whiskey Cake
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
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325F. Butter a 6-7" springform pan and lightly dust with cocoa powder. Set aside.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
