Does anyone have a great recipe for a mocha cake?

Ingredients


2 ounces unsweetened chocolate


4 tablespoons butter


1 1/2 cups sugar


2 cups sifted flour


4 teaspoons baking powder


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 cup milk


2 teaspoons vanilla


1/2 cup brown sugar


1/4 cup cocoa powder


1 cup cold coffee


Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.





Melt the chocolate and butter together over hot water. Meanwhile, sift together 1 1/4 cups of the sugar, sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Stir the dry mixture into the chocolate mixture and blend. Stir in the milk and vanilla. Pour into a greased, square 9 by 9-inch cake pan. Mix brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cocoa powder and sprinkle over the batter. Pour coffee over and bake for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold from the panDoes anyone have a great recipe for a mocha cake?
1) Mocha Cake





Cake:








2 1/2 cups of plain flour


1 teaspoon bi-carbonate of soda


2 cups caster sugar


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


250g unsalted butter


1 cup strong coffee


1/2 cup buttermilk


1/2 cup cocoa powder


2 eggs, lightly beaten


1 teaspoon vanilla essence





Icing:








1/2 cup cocoa powder


125g. unsalted butter


5 tablespoons buttermilk


1 teaspoon vanilla essence


500g. icing sugar





Method:





Cake method:








1. Pre-heat over to 180 deg.C. Line a 23cm x 30cm cake tin with baking paper.





2. Combine flour, bi-carbonate of soda, sugar and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Place butter, coffee, buttermilk and cocoa powder in a saucepan and stir over low heat until butter has melted. Remove from heat and pour over the flour mixture. Stir to combine, adding eggs and vanilla.





3. Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for about 30 minutes or until the cake is cooked when tested with a wooden skewer. Remove from oven but leave in the tin to cool. When the cake is completely cold, spread with icing.








Icing method:








1. Combine cocoa powder, butter and buttermilk in a saucepan and stir until butter has melted. Remove from heat and pour into a mixing bowl.





2. Add vanilla and icing sugar and beat until smooth and mixture has thickened.








2) Mystery Mocha Cake Recipe





Ingredients:


3/4 cup sugar


1 cup flour


2 teaspoons baking powder


1/8 teaspoon salt


1 ounce sweetened chocolate


2 tablespoons butter


1/2 cup milk


1 teaspoon vanilla


1/2 cup brown sugar


1/2 cup sugar


4 tablespoons cocoa


1 cup cold, double-strength coffee





Directions:





Mix and sift first 4 ingredients. Melt chocolate together in double boiler; add to first mixture, blend well. Combine milk and vanilla; add and mix well. Pour into greased pan. Combine brown sugar, 1/2 cup sugar and cocoa in small bowl. Sprinkle over batter. Pour coffee over top. Bake in 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.





3) Moist Mocha Cake





For the cake:





Cooking spray


3/4 cup pastry flour


1/2 cup all-purpose flour


1/2 cup Dutch processed cocoa


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 teaspoon baking powder


2 tablespoons butter, melted


2 tablespoons canola oil


4 eggs


1 1/2 cups yogurt


2 teaspoons vanilla extract


3/4 cup granulated sugar


1 tablespoon espresso powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon of hot water


2 ounces good-quality dark chocolate





For the frosting:








1 (8-ounce) bar cream cheese softened


1/3 cup confectioners' sugar


1 teaspoon espresso powder dissolved in 1 teaspoon hot water


1 teaspoon coffee liqueur or vanilla


1 small square chocolate





Arrange rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch cake pan with cooking spray and set aside.





Whisk together flours, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl, then sift ingredients through a fine mesh strainer.





In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter and oil. Add eggs and whisk to incorporate. Fold in yogurt, vanilla, sugar and dissolved espresso powder. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 90 seconds or over a double boiler. Fold chocolate into batter.





Gradually add sifted dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated; do not overbeat. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until cake has risen nicely and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.





While cake is cooling, make the frosting:


Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until soft and creamy. Spread frosting evenly over cake and cut into squares. Finely grate one small square of chocolate. Sprinkle the chocolate shavings over the cakeDoes anyone have a great recipe for a mocha cake?
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