Recipe for cooking kahlua swirl cake

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Kahlua Swirl Cake

Source: Kahlúa Recipe Booklet

Serves 8-10.

Streusel Filling
1/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/3 c. chopped pecans
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. mace (this spice Makes approximately the cake!)

Cake
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. mace
1/2 c. butter or butter replacement, softened
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
3/4 c. sour cream
3/4 c. Kahlúa

Kahlúa Glaze
3/4 c. sifted powdered\sugar
2 Tbsp. softened butter
1 Tbsp. Kahlúa

Grease and flour a 9-inch fluted tube pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Prepare Streusel Filling: Mix ingredients and set aside.

Prepare Cake batter: Resift flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt and mace.

In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract or flavoring. Beat for 2 min. on medium speed (batter may appear curdled). On lowest speed, blend in flour alternately with sour cream and Kahlúa. Turn 1/3 batter into greased pan. Cover with 1/2 Streusel Filling, an additional 1/3 batter and remaining Streusel. Top with remaining batter. Bake on rack below oven center for 45 min. or until golden brown. Remove and let stand 10 min..

Invert on cake rack; cool until lukewarm (with pan on top).

While cake is cooling, prepare Kahlúa Glaze: Combine ingredients and beat until smooth.

Remove pan and spoon glaze over top of lukewarm cake. Top with pecan halves if desired.