Mocha Cake

Chocolate and coffee cake with a luscious frosting.

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Ingredients

• Cake:

  200g butter

  1 1/2 cup sugar

  vanilla

  3 eggs

  2/3 cup hot water

  2/3 cup cocoa

  1 tsp coffee

  2/3 cup milk

  1 3/4 cup flour

  1 tsp baking soda

  Pinch of salt

• Frosting:

  250g bittersweet chocolate

  100g milk chocolate

  1 tbsp sugar

  50 g butter

  1 tsp coffee

  1 1/4 cup cream

  vanilla

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Method

Cake

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 8*12 pan.

• Sift the flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.

• In a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

• Add the vanilla, then gradually add the eggs one at a time.

• In another bowl combine the cocoa powder, coffee, water, and milk. Set aside.

• Add the dry and wet mixture to the stand mixer alternating and starting and ending with the dry mixture.

• Pour the mixture into the prepared tray and bake for 30-45 min.

Frosting

• Heat the cream in the microwave.

• Place the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.

• Pour the hot cream on the ingredients and gently stir.

• Refrigerate the mixture for 1 hour.

• Then whisk until light and fluffy.

• Spoon the frosting generously on the cooled cake and spread it.