Aphrodisiac Bailey’s Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

- 2 Cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons of Stevia or 2 cups of sugar
- ½ Cup Baking Cocoa
- 2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Cup Buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1½ Teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 Cup hot Chai black tea
- 2 tsp of Aphrodisiac Chai tea per 8 oz of boiling water. Steep for 3 minutes
- 2 Tablespoons of Bailey’s liquor

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 300 degrees F
2. Lightly grease and flour a 9 in. cake pan.
3. Make a strong cup of Chai tea
4. Place all the ingredients into a mixing bowl.
5. Mix at medium or medium high speed until all ingredients are blended and smooth.
6. Pour into greased and floured cake pan
7. Bake for about 50 min. to 1 hr.
8. Test by sticking the cake with a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it’s done!
9. Allow to cool and brush the top with Bailey’s liquor.

Chai Infused Ganache (Icing):
Makes about 2 cups.
- 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons Chai Tea
- 2 cups dark chocolate chopped
- 1/3 cup milk chocolate, chopped
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter (softened)

1. Place cream (do not stir) in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add tea, remove from heat immediately, cover and allow to infuse in a warm place 15 minutes.
2. Place chocolate in a mixing bowl. Strain infused cream over the chocolate; press the tea well to extract all flavor. Whisk the ganache, warming if necessary to melt all chocolate.
3. Add the butter bit by bit and whisk thoroughly to incorporate.

How to make shaved chocolate curls:
The chocolate used should be cold, straight out of the refrigerator.
- Using a vegetable or Potato Peeler, hold the chocolate with a paper towel and pass the vegetable peeler over the narrowest side of the chocolate block. The chocolate will curl up like wood shavings.