Mocha Coffee Cakes With Chocolate Streusel Recipes

ESPRESSO CAKE WITH MOCHA STREUSEL RIBBON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening (do not use cooking spray); lightly flour. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons flour, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon espresso powder. Using pastry blender or fork, cut in 1 tablespoon butter pieces until crumbly. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and pecans; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix 3 cups flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In 1-cup glass measuring cup, combine milk and 1/4 cup espresso powder; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1 cup butter, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with milk mixture on low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition. Spread 3 cups batter into pan. Sprinkle streusel mixture over batter. Carefully spread remaining batter over streusel.
• Bake 1 hour 30 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and crack at the center top of cake no longer looks moist. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small microwavable bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Spoon over cake, allowing some to drip down side of cake.

MOCHA STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with removable bottom with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix all streusel ingredients; set aside.
• In another small bowl, mix 2 3/4 cups flour, the baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl constantly, until light and fluffy. Beat in almond extract. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add half of the flour mixture; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat in sour cream until well blended. Beat in remaining flour mixture.
• Spoon half of the batter into pan; spread evenly. Sprinkle with half of the streusel. Top with remaining batter and streusel.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan on cooling rack 1 hour. Remove cake from pan.

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.

CINNAMON STREUSEL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a bowl; mix with an electric mixer until sugar clumps are broken up. Add melted butter; mix until thoroughly blended. Stir in pecans by hand. Set filling aside.
• Blend sifted flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Combine sugar, shortening, and egg in a second large bowl; mix with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined. Add milk and mix on low speed. Stir in dry ingredients.
• Spread 1/4 of the batter into each of the prepared cakes pan and spread 1/4 of the streusel filling over each. Repeat once more, spreading layers evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE STREUSEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs for about 5 minutes.
• In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the flour mixture along with the sour cream to the creamed mixture; mix until well combined.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Transfer to prepared baking dish, and smooth out batter.
• To make topping: mix together brown sugar, flour, cocoa and butter until crumbly.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Sprinkle the streusel mixture evenly over cake batter in the pan.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes (do not overbake).
• Delicious!

MOCHA-CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips., Pour a third of the batter into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with half of the walnut mixture; repeat layers. Top with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

MOCHA COFFEE CAKES WITH CHOCOLATE STREUSEL

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Coat three 6 cup popover or muffin pans with nonstick spray.
• 2. For the topping mix chopped espresso beans and chocolate chips. Set aside. For the filling, process 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup espresso beans, cocoa, and chopped chocolate in a food processor til sandy.
• 3. For the cake, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Beat butter and vanilla with mixer in bowl til smooth.
• 4. With mixer running, gradually beat in 1 2/3 cup sugar til light and fluffy and all sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes
• 5. Stir together coffee and espresso powder, then stir into buttermilk. Alternately mix flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into creamed mixture starting and ending with flour, just to mix
• 6. Scoop batter with a # 30 scoop (2 Tbsp) into each prepared cup. top batter with 1 heaping tsp. filling and a second scoop of batter. Mix remaining filling with topping and sprinkle on cakes. Bake cake til a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean,17 to 20 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans, 30 minutes, then loosen edges and remove.