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Chocolate Mocha Cake



Chocolate Mocha Cake

 Mocha cake as the name suggests is a dense moist coffee flavored chocolate cake. I adore coffee flavor and the combined flavor will not disappoint you. The frosting is butter cream flavored with cocoa and coffee.This is a delicious cake. I made it a one layer cake,but you can make into a two layer cake as well. Try this,you will surely love it.

Recipe adapted from Ellie Krieger,original recipe here 


Ingredients
Cake flour- 2 cup
Cocoa- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 3/4 cup
Egg-3
Butter-1 stick
Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda- 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/4 tsp
Espresso coffee powder-2 tbs
Vanilla essence-  1 1/2 tsp
Low fat yogurt- 1 cup

Frosting
Powdered Sugar-  3 cup
Melted chocolate- 2 ounce
espresso coffee- 2 tbs
Butter-1/2 cup
Vanilla essence- 1 tsp



Preheat oven to 350 degree F and grease and prepare cake tin.
Mix espresso in 5 Tbs of  hot water and keep aside. Melt butter and allow to slightly cool.
Whisk together, flour, cocoa,baking soda, salt and baking powder and keep aside
Beat egg and sugar till the egg become double in volume. Mix in butter, low fat yogurt,3 tbs of espresso diluted and vanilla essence. Mix together and fold in the dry ingredients using gentle strokes with a spatula. Pour into greased baking pan and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or till the tooth pick stuck to the center comes out clean. Remove from the pan and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Run knife around the edges and invert cake to a cooling rack. Allow to cool down completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, beat butter for a few minutes with a mixer on medium speed. Add 1/2 of the powdered sugar and turn your mixer on the lowest speed until the sugar has been incorporated with the butter. Add the next half and again gently mix.Increase mixer speed to medium and add vanilla extract, espresso and melted chocolate. Beat for 3 minutes.  If your frosting needs to be thinned out, add 1 tsp of milk. Spread evenly on the cake. Refrigerate the cake for about an hour before serving.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. divyaMarch 7, 2013 at 3:34 PM

    ahh....mouthwatering! Click makes it more tempting!!

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  2. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    U r killing me with the beautiful cake.Love the pictures.

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  3. divyagcpMarch 7, 2013 at 3:58 PM

    Beautiful cake.. Looks amazing!!

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  4. Shabitha KarthikeyanMarch 7, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Classy cake !! Love mocha cakes !!

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  5. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Lovely cake I love the design on top che hi. I am waiting to try a coffee flavoured cake its been a while since I baked something cooffee

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  6. TeenaMarch 7, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    wow..what a YUMMY cake!!! The decoration looks very pretty too! :)

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  7. Sweet'n'SavouryMarch 7, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    drooling all over the lovely cake and beautiful frosting!

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  8. JulieMarch 7, 2013 at 4:47 PM

    Classic cake dear,the frosting looks elegant & yummy chocolaty bite!!!
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  9. Vikis KitchenMarch 7, 2013 at 5:11 PM

    Pure temptation in front of me....beautiful cake. Love the ingredients too. Yummy!

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  10. aipiMarch 7, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    A killer cake! Love the thick creamy frosting.

    Puja

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  11. Sangeetha NambiMarch 7, 2013 at 8:24 PM

    Perfectly done and its inviting...
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  12. Lena JayadevMarch 7, 2013 at 8:58 PM

    woww...beautiful snap dear.. fst i thoughtits fudge icing.. beautiful, never seen anywr.. :)

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  13. Vidya ChandrahasMarch 7, 2013 at 9:59 PM

    Oh! what a fantastic cake...It's awesome...so beautiful frosting...absolutely soft and yummy...love this mocha cake.

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  14. Indian KhanaMarch 7, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Looks beautiful and yum ...nice pics

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  15. UnknownMarch 7, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    Wowmpervetly frosted dear

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  16. Vimitha DuraiMarch 7, 2013 at 11:42 PM

    Cake looks so yummy and inviting

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  17. Priya SatheeshMarch 8, 2013 at 1:11 AM

    wooow..Looks great n yummy yummmy..Lovely presentation!!

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  18. Priya SureshMarch 8, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    Omgggg, i want that huge slice rite now..Wat a gorgeous cake Suja, cant take my eyes from ur clicks.

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  19. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 3:28 AM

    So delicious and chocolaty! Yum!!
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  20. RekhaMarch 8, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    very perfect and beautiful cake...
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  21. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 4:47 AM

    very beautiful cake.. like it..

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  22. Ms.ChitchatMarch 8, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    You have made this choco mocha cake a hit by your perfect click, it has enhanced the richness of the cake, just awesome.

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  23. ShanthiMarch 8, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    awesome presentation..beautiful clicks...

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  24. hotpotcookingMarch 8, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Look delicious, beautiful frosting.........

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  25. Binys RecipesMarch 8, 2013 at 8:13 AM

    wow tasty cake wonderfully decorated

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  26. AJMarch 8, 2013 at 11:15 AM

    Yum, yum!! Oh my favourite flavour in a cake!!

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  27. SwathiMarch 8, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    Beautiful cake, you made it very well Suja. Love to have a slice.

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  28. MélangeMarch 8, 2013 at 9:37 PM

    Even I love coffee flavor dear..I think this was one of the beat cakes you made..Nice combo of flavors here Suja.

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  29. niDheEsH kRisHnaN @ ~അമൃതംഗമയ~March 8, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    amazing!!.......

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  30. ShabbuMarch 9, 2013 at 1:36 AM

    Perfect and beautiful cake...yummy..

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  31. Home Cooked foodMarch 9, 2013 at 6:52 AM

    wow perfectly decorated cake. really appreciate if u visit me too.

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  32. Rani acharyuluMarch 9, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    Awesome cake.

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  33. Sangeetha PriyaMarch 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    what a perfectly decorated cake, loving it :-)

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  34. Rinku NaveenMarch 10, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    I just love coffee flavored cakes. This cake looks too good!

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  35. ജയരാജ്‌മുരുക്കുംപുഴMarch 10, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    ശ്രീ കമല്‍, സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തു ശ്രീ പ്രിത്വിരാജ് അഭിനയിച്ച സെല്ലുലോയിദ് എന്നാ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ പ്രദര്‍ശനം ഈ ആഴ്ച അമേരിക്കയില്‍......
    വിശദ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ എന്റെ ബ്ലോഗില്‍ ഉണ്ട്............

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  36. lipsyMarch 11, 2013 at 12:39 AM

    Perfection !I wish to grab a bite!

    Smitten by Lip Print!!

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  37. Kaveri VenkateshMarch 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    The cake looks just too good Suja...Would love to grab a piece

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  38. Vineetha SushMarch 12, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Too good o resist Suja..I don't why whenever I come to ur blog,adipoli is the word l that comes to my mind...lol

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  39. pepper bowlMarch 12, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    like the cake but double like the cake design, and the pearl added on top of it..Suja, is it edible?

    today's recipe

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  40. ShobhaMarch 12, 2013 at 3:01 PM

    Perfect and nicely decorated cake.

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  41. Merry TummyMarch 13, 2013 at 1:19 AM

    amazing one....beautiful clicks....
    do take a look at my blog www.merrytummy.blogspot.com

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  42. VrindaMarch 13, 2013 at 6:02 AM

    Beautiful cake,lov mocha flavor in desserts..

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  43. UnknownMarch 13, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    I am in love with ur mocha cake.I always like coffee flavoured cakes.

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  44. UnknownJanuary 22, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    WOW...I'm sad I don't have a piece of that!

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