Chocolate Mocha Cake
April 13, 2014 - 4:49pm
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Summary
| Yield | |
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| Source | R.Carole Mathews, Upper Glade, WV |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cooking time | 30 minutes |
| Total time | 45 minutes |
Description
To make chocolate mocha cake, I take a basic chocolate cake recipe and add 1 (one) tablespoon instant coffee to the liquid for the cake. If I am in a hurry, I use the Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge cake mix. If I am not rushed for time I use an old family recipe.
Ingredients
3⁄4 c
melted butter 1 1⁄2 c
Sugar 3
Eggs (slightly beaten) 1⁄4 c
cocoa powder 1 c
Milk 2 c
Cake Flour 1⁄2 t
Salt 1 t
Baking Powder 1⁄2 t
baking sodaInstructions
- In a large bowl add softened butter and sugar.
- Using a whisk or electric mixer, blend the butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy.
- Add beaten eggs and mix well.
- Add instant coffee disolved in 1/4 cup water along with the 1 cup milk.
- In a small bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, soda and cocoa powder. Mix well and and to large bowl containing liquid ingredients.
- Mix well and pour into a greased and floured 9X13 pan.
- Bake in 350* oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove cake from oven and immediately cover with waxed paper and turn out on a cake board.
- Cover with a tea-towel and let cool. Remove tea-towel and put on cake board and remove waxed paper.
Notes
Frost with chocolate, coffee or mocha icing.
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