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- 20 mins
- 50 mins
Ingredients
- Yield: 1 3 layer (8-inch)cake
- Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup strong coffee
- 3 eggs
- 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 recipe Mocha Cream-Cheese Frosting
- Garnish: white and dark chocolate curls
- Mocha Cream-Cheese Frosting
- Yield: 5 cupsFrom Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 7 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
1.Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) cake pans; set aside.
2.In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add oil, coffee, and eggs, beating for 2 minutes, or until combined. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Pour batter into cake pans.
3.Bake for 28 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
4.Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
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Mocha Cream-Cheese Frosting directions:
Directions
1.In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and coffee granules at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually add cocoa powder and sugar, mixing well. Beat in vanilla.