CHOCOCCINO CAKE

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We know you all love coffee cake as much as chocolate cake, so why not combine the two?

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Time 40m

Yield Cuts into 8 slices

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

200g soft, butter , plus extra for greasing
1 tsp baking powder
85g good-quality cocoa powder , such as Cafédirect or Green & Black's
140g self-raising flour
200g golden caster sugar
4 eggs
2 tbsp milk
2 x 250g tubs mascarpone
85g golden caster sugar
4 tbsp very strong coffee (see tip below)
50g dark chocolate , for grating

Steps:

Heat the oven, line the tins and make the sponge as described in the 'goes well with' recipe, sifting the cocoa powder with the flour and baking powder.
For the filling, beat the mascarpone and sugar together, then beat in the coffee. Use half the mix to sandwich the cakes and spread the other half over the top, swirling with the back of a spoon to make pointy curls. Finely grate the chocolate over the top, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 805 calories, Fat 59 grams fat, SaturatedFat 35 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 46 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 1.07 milligram of sodium