Best Mocha Almond Cake Recipes

ALMOND MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oben to 325*F.
• Generously grease 12-cup bundt or 10-inch tube pan.
• Gently press almonds in bottom and half way up sides of greased pan.
• In medium sauve pand over low heat, warm coffe.
• Add margarine and chocolate chips; cook until mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in sugar and amaretto.
• Place in large bowl; cool 5 minutes.
• At low speed, gradually blend flour and baking soda into chocolate mixture until moistened.
• Add vanilla and eggs; beat at meduim speed about 30 seconds or just until well blended.
• Pour into greased and nut-lined pan.
• Bake at 3258F for 60 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool upright in pan 25 minutes; invert onto seving plate.
• Cool completely; sprinkle with powered sugar.

CHESTNUT ALMOND ESPRESSO CAKE WITH MOCHA WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• For the Cake:Place the almonds in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a knife blade and pulse until the nuts are finely ground.
• Set aside in a small dish.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Butter and flour 2 9" round cake pans.
• If you are using fresh chestnuts, place them in a saucepan with water to cover.
• Simmer the chestnuts until they are tender, about 40 minutes.
• BE sure to keep the water level over the chestnuts as they cook.
• Drain the chestnuts, reserving 1 cup of the liquid, and set aside 6 whole nuts.
• When they are cool enough to handle, peel the skin with a paring knife.
• Puree the chestnuts in the bowl of a food processor and remove the puree to a small bowl.
• If you need more liquid, add some of the reserved cooking liquid.
• The puree should be as stiff as peanut butter.
• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer on medium spped for 5 minutes or until the mixture forms ribbons when you raise the beater from the batter.
• On low speed, blend in the chestnut puree, almonds, vanilla and espresso.
• With the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites in a bowl of your electric mixer with the pinch of salt until they form soft peaks.
• Do not overbeat.
• Add 1/4 of the whites to the egg yolk batter and blend well; carefully fold in the remaining egg whites until you have a fluffy batter.
• Fill the cake pans evenly with the batter.
• Gently rap the pans on the counter to settle the batter.
• Bake the cake layers on the center rack of the oven for about 35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool 10 minuts in their pans, then invert them onto wire cooling racks.
• Place 1 cake layer on a large round cake platter.
• Frost the sides and top of the bottom layer with Mocha Whipped Cream.
• Place the top layer over the cream and frost the rest of the cake.
• Cut the reserved whole chestnuts in half and arrange them over the cake.
• Chill the cake at least 1 hoiur.
• Remove it from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving.
• For the Mocha Whipped Cream:Combine the cream, chocolate and espresso in a heavy saucepan.
• Cook, stirring, over moderate heat until the chocolate has melted and the mixture thickened.
• Transfer the mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer and refrigerate until the mocha cream has chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Whip the cream until stiff.

MOCHA ALMOND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg yolks until light, and add the melted chocolate, stirring to combine.
• Add the sifted flour mixture alternating with the coffee, beating just enough to incorporate them.
• Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks in a separate bowl and fold into the batter along with the almonds.
• Pour into a greased tube or Bundt pan and bake in a preheated 350F (180V) oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Cool a little before removing from the pan.
• Cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.

MOCHA ALMOND CAKE...

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F. In a large bowl sift the first 6 ingredients.
• 2. Then add in the next 4 ingredients & mix well until smooth.
• 3. In a separate bowl beat the eggs until thick & foamy. Then gradually add in the sugar & continue to beat well.
• 4. Then fold into the batter & make sure not to over fold.
• 5. Then pour batter into 2 waxed paper lined 8-inch sqaure pans or one 13 x 9 inch oblong pan.
• 6. Bake for about 35 to 40 mins.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND MOCHA DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray 9x13 pan with baking spray.
• Pour pudding mix, milk and coffee into prepared pan. Stir together for a couple minutes until pudding is thick.
• Add cake mix and stir until moistened. Spread out batter evenly and sprinkle with chocolate chips and almonds.
• Cover with thin slices of butter as evenly as possible.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, until edges of cake start to pull away from pan. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped topping.

ALMOND MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Generously grease 12-cup Bundt or 10-inch tube pan. Gently press almonds in bottom and half way up sides of greased pan. In medium saucepan over low heat, warm coffee. Add margarine and chocolate chips cook until mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat stir in sugar and amaretto. Place in large bowl cool 5 minutes.At low speed, gradually blend flour and baking soda into chocolate mixture until moistened. Add vanilla and eggs beat at medium speed about 30 seconds or just until well blended. Pour into greased and nut-lined pan.Bake at 325°F. for 60 to 75 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan 25 minutes invert onto serving plate. Cool completely sprinkle with powdered sugar. *TIP: If using almond extract for amaretto, increase coffee to 1 1/2 cups.HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: No change.Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 320 Protein 4g Carbohydrate 41g Fat 16g Sodium 150mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.