Mocha Spice 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.

MOCHA SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Mix sour cream, coffee and vanilla until blended. Microwave butter and chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add sugar; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with mixer on low speed after each addition until blended. Add 1/2 cup flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt; mix well. Add remaining flour alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

SPICE CUPCAKES WITH MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa. Stir in the coffee, butter and vanilla until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with coffee beans and candies if desired.

IRRESISTIBLE MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F.
• Spray bottom and up sides of 9-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together sugar, water, and espresso coffee crystals and bring to a boil. Remove pan from heat and whisk in the chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
• To a small bowl, add egg yolks and vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Temper the eggs (See Note 1) by whisking the yolks into the chocolate mixture in small increments until thoroughly blended. Set aside.
• To a medium bowl, add flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon and baking powder and whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in the egg yolk and chocolate mixture until smooth.
• To large mixing bowl or bowl of stand mixer, add egg whites. Use electric hand mixer or stand mixer on high to beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. With a spatula, gently fold the chocolate mixture into the egg whites, folding over to incorporate until all are combined and the mixture is light. Do not over mix!
• Spread cake batter into prepared 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until the top springs back to the touch. Leave cake in pan and place onto wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

GEVALIA KAFFE MOCHA SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 F.
• Mix sour cream, coffee and vanilla in small bowl.
• Melt chocolate and butter, stir in sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time (with electric mixer).
• Beat in 1/2 cup flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
• Add remaining flour alternately with sour cream mixture, beating thouroughly.
• Pour into greased and floured 9-cup fluted tube pan.
• Bake 60 min.
• Cool.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

SPICE CAKE WITH A SPICY MOCHA FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 130*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8-inch square cake tin and line with baking paper.
• Make the cream cheese filling by popping all of the ingredients into a bowl and beating together until smooth.
• Make the cake batter by combining all of the cake ingredients in a bowl and beating with an electric whisk until smooth, stopping to scrape the bowl occasionally.
• Spread half of the cake batter in the tin. Dollop the cream cheese filling over top and then spread it out as well as you can in an even layer. Finish with the remaining cake batter, spreading it evenly over top as much as possible.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top springs back when lightly touched.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Once the cake is cooled, measure all of the frosting ingredients into a bowl and beat together with an electric whisk until smooth and spreadable. Spread this mixture over top of the cake.
• Cut into squares to serve. Delicious!

PRUNE MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the white sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat the eggs, and add to the sugar mixture. Add the prunes.
• In another bowl, sift the flour, soda, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add these dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to the sugar mixture.
• Pour the batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 30 minutes. Cool.
• To Make the Mocha Icing: Begin by creaming the butter. Blend in the egg yolk. Sift the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together. Add this sugar mixture alternately with the hot coffee to the creamed butter. Frost the cooled cake.