Holiday Dessert Recipe Ideas - Jello Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Are you all ready for the holidays? Do you have all your Christmas shopping done for everyone on your gift giving list this year? Do you already have your holiday meal planning done? We may not be able to help you find all your holiday gift surprises, but we can help you find some really wonderful and tasty holiday dessert recipe ideas today. For instance, if you love the taste and flavors of chocolate, coffee, cocoa and Kahlua, you might be interested in making the decadent and tempting jello chocolate Kahlua cake as your holiday treat this year.

Liven up the Holiday Atmosphere with Jello Recipes

You can liven up any holiday atmosphere when you choose to include jello recipes to your party planning and meal planning projects. Some of them are so easy that even your children may want to help you make the desserts at your house and some of them they can easily make themselves to surprise you. Try this delicious recipe for your next holiday party or social gathering; everyone will be asking you for the recipe so they can make their own wonderful and chocolaty jello cake. The holidays are for celebrating and spending time with family and friends. Use this recipe to bring a smile to the face of everyone you know and love.

Recipe for Jello Chocolate Kahlua Cake

What You Need

1 chocolate cake mix 1 package Jello chocolate fudge instant pudding ½ cup vegetable oil 4 eggs ¾ cup Kahlua ½ cup cold strong coffee 6 Tablespoons butter or margarine 1 pound box powdered sugar 3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 3 Tablespoons Kahlua 3 Tablespoons hot strong coffee

How to Make It

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a cake pan by greasing and flouring and then set aside until needed.

Using a large bowl and an electric mixer add the cake mix, chocolate pudding, oil, eggs, ¾ cup Kahlua and ½ cup cold coffee and then beat until thoroughly mixed and then beat for about 2 or 3 more minutes.

Pour this cake batter into the prepared cake pan and bake in oven for approximately 45 to 60 minutes depending on the size and type of cake pan you are using or until done. Check by using toothpick method to ensure the cake is done. After cake is done, allow for 20 to 30 minutes of cooling time. You will not frost this cake until it is completely cooled.

To prepare the Kahlua frosting you will cream the butter or margarine and then add the powdered sugar and cocoa and cream well. Keep beating this mixture as you slowly add the Kahlua and then the hot coffee. Beat until it is a smooth yet thick consistency for spreading over the cake.

Christmas Party Tips and Christmas Dessert Ideas

Christmas, the most magical time of the year - the season of merriment is here again! The season of new beginnings, where forgotten vows are renewed and love fills the air around us that transcends above all. Especially children who wait in much anticipation for their favourite guy - Ole' Santa Claus! Don't you just love the growing merriment and excitement filling the air as the big day draws near? Breathe in...ah, how can you not love the aroma of delicious gingerbread, cakes and cookies baking and other food which are specially prepared only during the Christmas season?

Time for parties and celebrations and you are probably scratching your head for ideas or small little parties for family and friends. This can be a challenge especially if you are looking at coming up with something fresh and new. Some tips here if you plan to hold a party at home:

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Firstly, have the right mix of music. Have lively Christmas music to create the right festive mood of party cheer as your guests enjoy the food and laughter. Can you picture your guests having fun with Silent Night playing in the background? Next, decorate your house with traditional Christmas decorations to set the right atmosphere. Don't forget Christmas stockings, mistletoes and Christmas ribbons. Have plenty of lightings, especially outdoors. Pay special attention to the Christmas Tree. Make it sparklingly grand! Kids will be at your party? Arrange special activities to occupy them and ensure sufficient supervision of them. Leave the tv on with Christmas cartoons or movies. And most importantly, some Christmas dessert ideas if you're planning to serve your guests. Prepare a wide spread of food and desserts, in other words, something for everyone. Dress desserts up with pretty traditional Christmas colours. Include cream cheese desserts, chocolate desserts and the traditional Christmas cake or puddings and even homemade candies for kids. Prepare great fruit punches so that everyone can enjoy them. Always prepare more than expected. That's the spirit of Christmas - giving and abundance.

Easy chocolate desserts work best as they are a favourite with most folks, so you will almost never go wrong. You can also easily find many favourite Christmas dessert recipes that are available online or from recipe books if you are keen on making your own homemade cakes, cookies or pies. Again, easy is the keyword here, as you will want time to mingle around.

I have a simple recipe for you too - it's called the Delicious Yuletide Fruit Cake which took me less than 30 minutes to prepare so you'll have plenty of time for your guests too.

Ingredients :

1/2 cup Self-raising Flour; sifted

1 can Condensed Milk

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

1 1/2 cups Dessicated Coconut

2 1/2 cups Pecans; coarsely chopped

1 cup Dried Apricots; chopped into small bits

1 1/2 cups Dates; coarsely chopped

300 g Candied Cherries; red and green; chopped

2 tbsp Icing Sugar; for decoration

Method:

Mix chopped pecans, apricots bits, dates and cherries together. Drizzle condensed milk over fruit mixture and keep stirring. Add in vanilla essence. Now add in dessicated coconut. Fold in sifted flour until no more flour lumps.

Spoon cake mixture into greased tube pan. Bake in preheated oven at 150°C for 20 minutes before upping heat to 170°C and bake for another 30 minutes.

Allow cake to cool a little before removing from pan. Dust cake lightly with icing sugar. Keep cake in air-tight container.

Sarah Chew

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