Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350-375 degrees, depending on how your oven bakes (it's different for everyone!).
  2. Melt chocolate and set aside to cool down a bit.
  3. Dissolve the coffee granules in the boiling water. When dissolved, stir in the cold water. Add the whiskey and set aside.
  4. In a large electric mixer, cream the butter, vanilla, and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the chocolate.
  5. With the mixer on low, add the flour alternating with the coffee/whiskey mixture.
  6. ****The batter WILL BE THIN & RUNNY.**** Do NOT add more flour.
  7. Pour into two prepared loaf pans (I always make one small and one large-one to keep, one to give away.).
  8. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about an hour to an hour and a half. Cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when serving.