MAUREEN'S MOCHA CAKE
This is a very good example of a successful marriage between chocolate and coffee flavors.
Provided by MAUREENBURR
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Liqueur Dessert Recipes Coffee Liqueur
Time 50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and cocoa. Set aside.
- Combine the coffee and coffee liqueur. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the coffee and coffee liqueur, mixing just until incorporated. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add 1/4 cup sugar, then continue beating until whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold egg whites into the coffee mixture.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes in pans, then turn out on wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
- For the coffee frosting: In a medium bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Mix in coffee liqueur and hot coffee. Beat frosting until it thickens to spreading consistency.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 558.9 calories, Carbohydrate 91.9 g, Cholesterol 66.5 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 223.2 mg, Sugar 70.4 g
CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE I
This is a one bowl cake. You can substitute sour milk for buttermilk - mix 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice and let stand for 10 minutes. Frost with Coffee Icing.
Provided by Carol
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
- Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs, buttermilk, baking powder, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water, and add to mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth; batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
- Frost cooled cake with Coffee Icing. After frosting, melt some semisweet chocolate baking squares or chips in a double boiler. Drizzle chocolate around top outside edges letting it run down sides, or over top of cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.6 calories, Carbohydrate 53.1 g, Cholesterol 31.8 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 381.9 mg, Sugar 34.5 g
CHOCOLATE CAKE; MOCHA CHOCOLATE CREAM; CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR ICING
Oh so very gooey and good! Found in Southern Living, September 2005. Looks very complicated but it is not - everything is laid out and easy to follow. Cooling time is about 45 minutes - make in order listed - Icing first, Filling next and then Cake.
Provided by Manami
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 12-14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Cake:.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Coat 3 (8 inch) round cakepans with cooking spray.
- Line bottoms of pan with wax paper; butter wax paper with butter, and set aside.
- Melt chocolate in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth; set aside.
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating until just yellow disappears after each addition.
- Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla.
- Sift together flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating at low speed until just blended, begining and ending with flour mixture.
- Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
- Mocha Chocolate Cream Filling:.
- Whisk together first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Spoon mixture into a small bowl; cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap, pressin wrap onto surface, and let stand 30 minutes or until cool.
- Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add cooled cocoa mixture, 1 Tablespoon at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
- Add vanilla, beating until mixture is consistency of whipped cream.
- Makes 1-1/2 cups.
- Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing:.
- Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium heat just until cream begins to boil.
- Pour over chocolate in bowl, stirring until smooth.
- Stir in butter and liqueur.
- Let stand 45 minutes or until spreading consistency.
- Makes 2 cups.
- Prepare Icing, then Mocha-Chocolate Filling and then cake, in this order due to the different cooling times.
- Assemble the cake:.
- Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread top with 4 Tablespoons Coffee liqueur Ganache Icing.
- Spread half of Mocha-Chocolate Cream Filling evenly over ganache on cake layer.
- Top with second cake layer; spread top with 4 Tablespoons of Ganache Icing and remaining Cream Ganache Filling.
- Top with remaining cake layer.
- Spread remanining Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing on top of cake and sides of cake.
- Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 689.2, Fat 40, SaturatedFat 24.6, Cholesterol 158.3, Sodium 373.1, Carbohydrate 78.2, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 52, Protein 6.4
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