Coconut Mocha Cake Recipes

MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and sour cream, beating well after each addition. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Beat in the chocolate, coffee and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs, buttermilk, baking powder, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water, and add to mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth; batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
• Frost cooled cake with Coffee Icing. After frosting, melt some semisweet chocolate baking squares or chips in a double boiler. Drizzle chocolate around top outside edges letting it run down sides, or over top of cake.

COCONUT MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Melt chocolate over a very low heat and set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Next beat together butter, sugar, eggs and instant coffee for 1 minute, on medium speed.
• Next mix in in flour mixture and buttermilk alternating 3xs, on low speed until just combined.
• In a small bowl, combine the melted chocolate, toasted coconut and 2 cups of batter, mix and set aside.
• Pour 1/2 of the remaining plain batter into the prepared pan.
• Next spoon the chocolate batter ontop of the plain batter.
• Pour remaining plain batter over the chocolate batter and run a knife thru the layers to gently create a swirling effect.
• Bake 45 - 50 minutes, checking to ensure cake is cooked.
• Let the cake cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert on a wire rack and cool completely.
• Lightly sprinkle powdered sugar ontop of cooled cake and serve.