Mocha Cake

Name: Mocha Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: A three-layer cake (about 12 servings)
Cuisine: colombiana
Ingredients: 0.5 lb softened butter; 2.5 cup sugar; 3 cup flour; 4 tsp cocoa; 5 unit eggs; 1 cup milk; 2 tsp vinegar; 2 tsp vanilla; 5 tsp very strong coffee; 1 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 lb butter; 3 tsp cocoa; 1 tsp vanilla; 4 cup sifted icing sugar; 0.5 cup heavy cream; 3 tsp strong coffee; 0.5 tsp salt

Three-layer chocolate and coffee cake with a creamy mocha frosting. Better the next day.

Total time: 1 h 10 min
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

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Cake
1/2 poundsoftened butter1 cup
2 1/2 cupssugar
3 cupsflour
4 teaspoonscocoa
5eggs
1 cupmilk
2 teaspoonsvinegar
2 teaspoonsvanilla
5 teaspoonsvery strong coffee
1 teaspoonbaking soda
1/2 teaspoonsalt
Mocha frosting
1/4 poundbutter½ cup
3 teaspoonscocoa
1 teaspoonvanilla
4 cupssifted icing sugar
1/2 cupheavy cream
3 teaspoonsstrong coffee
1/2 teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Separate the yolks from the whites.
Beat the butter and sugar.
Add the yolks one at a time.
Separately combine the milk, vinegar, vanilla and coffee.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and cocoa.
Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture, alternating with the milk mixture.
Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks and fold them in.
Divide among three greased and floured round pans.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350°.
Cool completely and unmold.
For the frosting, melt the butter until lightly golden.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix until smooth and spreadable.
Spread over two of the layers, stack and cover the top and sides.