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Chocolate Mocha Cake I

SUBMITTED BY: Carol PHOTO BY: foodaholic

"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."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 13 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 9 inch layer cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
  • 1 cup hot water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2003 by SteveO
I have tried dozens of scratch cake recipes and this is simply the best I've tried. The cake... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2007 by AJMom
I have been making this cake for almost 4 years now! It always come out nicely and tastes... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 17, 2007 by DetectiveL
The texture of this cake is wonderful, but I can't taste the coffee flavour at all--even... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2003 by OCTOVUS
Doesn't taste much like Mocha, but it was a nice fudgy cake. VERY runny batter. Be sure to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2007 by Tara
Very easy cake to make,moist and YUMMY! I added a bit more coffee to get the mocha flavor and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 1, 2008 by BARBH24
This is very easy to make and makes a delicious, moist cake. Definately a keeper! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by Erin151
I made this cake for my mom's friends b-day. Some of the people thought it was the best cake... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by CityChic2007
I made this for Thanksgiving and decorated it with fake autumn leaves. Everyone loved the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2006 by Cheffie
Very moist! I only used a half cup of coffee by mistake and I couldn't tell it was there, but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2006 by foodaholic
This cake went over well with guests, I made an espresso frosting for it which worked well.... MORE