what type of alcoholic drinks can be used in baking cakes

Chocolate Kahlua Cake

1 (18.25 oz) chocolate fudge, with pudding in the mix, cake mix
16 oz sour cream
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 (12 oz) package real semisweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
1/2 cup Kahlua

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease & flour a 12 cup Bundt pn.
Combine ingredients with an electric mixer.
Beat 4 minutes.
Pour into Bundt pan.
Bake for 50 minutes or until cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean (watch out for the chocolate chips).
Cool in pan 10-15 minutes.
Turn into cake plate.

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 tablespoon margarine, softened
1 tablespoon Kahlua
1 tablespoon water

Away from burner but in a small saucepan, combine glaze ingredients.
Stir until smooth & creamy, over low heat.
Warm glaze 3-5 minutes, stirring often.
Drizzle over warm cake.
Allow to cool before serving.

What I will do is make a cake & then make a simple syrup, & add some liqueur to it, depending on how much of the flavor u want in there. This idea is kind of utilized in a Rum Cake, but it should not be quite like that, & it is more for flavor than for the buzz.
Have fun with it, & this is a great experiment. I would start out with trying the syrups with cupcakes so u can get the level of the alcohol right before u do it to a cake.
I would say that this is the best way to get alcohol flavoring into a cake because I've tried adding it to the cake batter itself, & it just cooks out & u can hardly taste it.
So, yes u can use any alcohol in cakes, & in other recipes, u just have to be careful about how much there is. Here is a sample recipe for the syrup:
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
Heat these together until the sugar is dissolved & the syrup boils, as soon as it boils take it off the heat & let it cool down.
1/4 cup liqueur/liquor
Add the above to the syrup & stir together.
Use a pastry brush to spread this syrup over the cake until it is suitably moistened.

Hope it helps!!

You are only limited by the quantity used. Despite what many people think, you dont put alcohol in recipes for the alcohol value, but the taste left behind after the alcohol is evaporated.

Liquers are the best to use in acake recipe. My favourites are Cointreau and creme de cacao.

Just be careful when mixing with fresh fruit as you can get an acidic reaction with some alcohols.

Bailey is Irish Cream Cake
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (18-1/4 oz.) yellow cake mix
4 oz. instant chocolate pudding
3/4 cup oil
1/8 cup water
1/4 cup vodka
3/8 cup Bailey is Irish Cream
4 eggs

Directions:
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil, water, vodka, liqueur & eggs in bowl. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased & floured 10-inch Bundt pan. Bake at 350°F for 40-50 minutes or until done. Remove from pan & cool completely. Mix a glaze of Bailey is & powdered sugar to a thick consistency & drizzle over cake.

Kahlua Chocolate Cake
Servings: 10 to 12 servings

Ingredients:

3 eggs, separated
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup strong cold coffee
3/4 cup Kahlua

Frosting:
6 tbsp. butter
1 lb. powdered sugar, sifted
3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tbsp. Kahlua
2 to 3 tbsp. hot coffee

Directions:
Grease & flour two 9-inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat egg whites until frothy, then beat in sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.

Cream butter & brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Sift flour, cocoa, & baking soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee & Kahlua & blend well. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes. or until done. Cool in pans 10 minutes, invert on wire rack; remove pans. Cool before frosting.

Kahlua Frosting:
In large bowl, cream butter & powdered sugar. Add 3 cocoa powder, Kahlua & coffee; beat until smooth.

Amaretto Cream Filled Cake (Zuccotto Ripieno)
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients:

1 sponge cake
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1/4 cup Amaretto
1/4 cup light rum
1-1/3 cups whipping cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup almonds, blanched, toasted & chopped
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, grated

Directions:
Bake hazelnuts in ungreased baking pan at 400°F for 5 minutes or untilskins begin to crack. Wrap hazelnuts in clean towel. Let stand 2 minutes. Rub hazelnuts in towel to remove skins. Chop hazelnuts. Return to baking pan. Bake about 8 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool.

Cut 4-inch circle from cake. Cut remaining cake into 1-inch pieces. Mix together amaretto & rum & sprinkle over cake. Line large bowl with waxed paper. Butter waxed paper. Place cake circleon bottom of bowl. Line side of bowl with three-fourths of the cake pieces. Beat together whipping cream & powdered sugar in chilled medium bowl until stiff. Fold in hazelnuts, almonds & chocolate. Spoon filling into cake-lined bowl. Place remaining cake pieces on filling. Cover & refrigerate 2 hours. Invert onto serving plate. Remove bowl & waxed paper. Sprinkle with additional grated chocolate if desired.

hope these help. enjoy.

http://homecooking.about.com/od/cookingwithalcohol/Alcohol_Recipes_Cooking_with_Alcohol.htm
comprehensive list of recipes using alcohol

Just google the name of a spirit and the word cake.
Here are three that popped right up.

http://southernbyways.com/kentucky-whiskey-cake/
http://rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_honey.htm
http://cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/273/Chocolate_Kahlua_Cake53943.shtml

I've used cream de cacao, kalhua, brandy, rum.all kinds of things in different dishes - kinda just adding them as the idea allows.
Here.I found these for you.you do kinda have to pick out the dessert or baked ones.

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blalcoholindex.htm

http://foodgeeks.com

If you wanted to make like a lemon cake, you could add like Lemon liqueor..or Chocolate liqueor to a chocolate cake.i added it to my chocolate buttercream recipe..a good place to get recipes is Cakecentral.com.or Epicurious has good recipes. At cakecentral you do have to start an accout, but its free and you can look at pictures of other people is cake to get ideas.