To Bake Cake

• Grease and line with parchment paper 3 cake rounds (Or however many cake pans you have, and bake in rounds so you have 3 layers total)
• Prepare your boxed cake mix according to the instructions. Replace any water with room-temperature coffee.
• Divide your batter evenly between 3 cake rounds (Or set aside extra batter if you don't have 3 cake rounds. You want 3 layers in the end)
• Bake according to the instructions on your cake mix box. When a toothpick inserted comes out cleanly, it's done.
• Let cake round cool completely! Carefully, flip the cake round upside down

Basic Cake Frosting and Decoration

• Put all frosting ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat all ingredients until smooth.
• Put frosting in a piping bag with a plain circle tip.
• Place a dollop of frosting in the middle of your cake board and lay down your first cake layer.
• Put a flat, even layer of frosting on top of your second round (See above for detailed instructions)
• Place your second cake round on top of the first one. Add another flat, even layer of frosting on top of the second layer.
• Place your last cake round on top. Add another flat, even layer of frosting on the top layer.
• Pipe straight lines of frosting down the side of your cake in even intervals. Using a bench scraper, gently scrape the frosting around the side of your cake to create the crumb layer of frosting.
• Chill in the fridge 1-2 hours.

Extra Decoration

Prepare Bailey's Infused Ganache

• Put chocolate chips and heavy whipping cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted.
• Stir melted chocolate chips and whipping cream until they form an even mixture.
• Add Bailey's and stir again until it forms an even mixture.
• Put a spoonful of ganache in the middle of the top layer of your cake. Using an offset spatula, spread the ganache outward from the center. Keep adding more ganache and spreading out until the ganache just starts to drip down the side of your cake.
• Put cake back in the fridge until ganache sets (around 30-45 minutes)

Prepare Bailey's Frosting Decoration

• Make a half batch of the Bailey's frosting from above (1/2 cup butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 cup Bailey's, pinch of salt)
• Put frosting in a piping bag with a star tip (I used the Wilton 4B tip). Pip small swirls of frosting around the edge of the top layer of your cake.
• Let chill in the fridge another hour or so.