Orange-Mocha-Chocolate Cake

By lisapearce

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 1
• (18.25-oz.) pkg. chocolate fudge cake mix with pudding
• 1 1
• teaspoon instant espresso coffee or instant coffee granules or crystals
• 1 1/3 1 1/3
• cups water
• 1/3 1/3
• cup oil
• 3 3
• eggs
• Filling and Topping
• 2 2
• cups whipping cream
• 1/4 1/4
• cup sugar
• 2 2
• tablespoons butter
• 1/2 1/2
• teaspoon instant espresso coffee or instant coffee granules or crystals
• 1 1
• (12-oz.) pkg. (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 2
• tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur or orange juice
• 1/2 1/2
• cup orange marmalade

Details

Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of two 8-inch square pans. In large bowl, combine cake mix, 1 teaspoon espresso coffee, water, oil and eggs. Beat with electric mixer at low speed for 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into greased pans.
2 Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen. Remove cakes from pans; place on wire racks. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
3 In medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of the whipping cream, sugar, butter and 1/2 teaspoon espresso coffee. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add chocolate chips; stir until melted. Stir in liqueur. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
4 In medium bowl, beat remaining 1 1/2 cups whipping cream just until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into cooled chocolate mixture. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
5 Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate. Spread orange marmalade and 1 cup of the chocolate whipped cream over top. Top with second cake layer, top side up. Reserve about 1/2 cup chocolate whipped cream for garnish. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining chocolate whipped cream.
6 Pipe reserved chocolate whipped cream around top edge of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Just before serving, garnish as desired.