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Mocha Cake

April 2, 2013

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Mocha Cake… If you’re looking for the best party cake, this is it. It’s made in a big14″ round pan, or you can bake it into an 8″ 3 layer cake if you prefer. Me, I went simple with a big cake and top it with a deliciously silky mocha Italian Buttercream Frosting that everyone will love.

Mocha Cake @createdbydiane.jpg

Trying to get 8 people to decide on a TV show is almost impossible. In my opinion, it’s easier to make a dessert they all can agree on. Clicking channels drives me crazy, seeing nothing interesting on 500+channels is just silly. I wish we found some 80’s reruns to laugh at because most of the shows on these days are more unreal reality than TV was years ago. While others think automobile shows are the top pick, along with fishing and Duck Calling. I even voted that we all watch Forst Gump, but the channel changing continued….for a while.

So instead of focusing on the channel changing, I decided to focus on this Mocha Cake I made.

I needed to make an easy and delicious cake fast.

This was a great solution.

A 14″ Mocha Cake with shaved chocolate on top.

Mocha icing is so wonderful. I just LOVE it.

I’ve make Mocha Cupcakes, Mocha Chip Cookie Cake and Chocolate Cake with Coffee and Cinnamon and they are all delicious but I needed a cake to serve many. This cake is the perfect size. It’s easy to make. Easy to transport and you don’t have to worry about it sliding, falling, or messing up (which is always a plus). To be sure the cake was cut nicely, but that the pan didn’t get gouged, I sent a plastic knife, the type that they sell to cut lettuce. I found one that was sold to cut cake, but really it’s the same as my lettuce knife, just a different color. Here is an example of the knife. It works great, it’s serrated and won’t mess up the cake pan.

The next time you need a yummy, quick cake for a crowd, this should be at the top of your list, or well at least you know what will be on mine.

Easy Mocha Cake @createdbydiane

THIS is the Italian Buttercream Frosting Recipe I used and added cocoa, instant coffee, and cinnamon to it, it gives the frosting a nice mocha flavor.

Mocha Cake
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
An easy chocolate and coffee flavored caek with mocha buttercream frosting with a hint of cinnamon.
Author: Diane Schmidt (Created by Diane)
Recipe type: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12+ servings
Ingredients
  • 2 chocolate cake mixes (I used Dunkin Hines) and ingredients to prepare cakes.
  • 1/4 cup instant coffee
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Frosting
  • !Italian buttercream
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Topping
  • 1 bar dark chocolate -I used Ghiradelli 70% Bittersweet
Instructions
  1. Prepare cake according to package directions, add instant coffee and cinnamon. Bake in 14" pan for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out nearly clean.
  2. Mix coffee, cocoa, and cinnamon with Italian Buttercream Frosting, reserve a small amount if you want to pipe the edge a lighter color, don't add cocoa to that portion, just add cinnamon and coffee.
  3. Spread frosting onto the cake and shave chocolate bar with a potato peeler and sprinkle chocolate shavings on top. Pipe edge with frosting mixed without cocoa in a piping bag with 2D tip.
3.5.3251

 

easy mocha cake @createdbydiane

 

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21 Comments Filed Under: Cake, chocolate, FAVORITES, Frosting/Icing, Sweet Tagged With: Cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, Chocolate Frosting, Italian Buttercream Frosting

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  1. sweetsugarbelle says

    April 2, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Its perfect, D!

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  2. Maria Tadic says

    April 2, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Mmmm this looks so yummy! I love mocha flavor in anything. I can’t wait to try this at my next get together with friends!

    Reply
  3. Angelyn @ Everyday Desserts says

    April 2, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    The cake is beautiful and so is the picture! 🙂

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  4. Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    April 2, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    If there’s one thing people can agree on it’s cake and this one sounds like a crowd favorite!

    Reply
  5. alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says

    April 3, 2013 at 4:30 am

    anything with mocha is o winner! and easy too!

    Reply
  6. Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says

    April 3, 2013 at 5:04 am

    I love anything mocha flavoured, your cake looks divine!

    Reply
  7. Paula says

    April 3, 2013 at 6:03 am

    Your cake is beautiful!

    Reply
  8. Lisa | With Style and Grace says

    April 3, 2013 at 7:21 am

    8 people?! Its hard enough with just my husband and I, ha! this cake is clearly an easy decision though.

    Reply
  9. Maria says

    April 3, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Beautiful cake!

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  10. [email protected] says

    April 3, 2013 at 7:33 am

    I love everything mocha!

    Reply
  11. Lana @ Never Enough Thyme says

    April 3, 2013 at 8:16 am

    I can so relate – isn’t the state of television today just pitiful? We pay for hundreds of channels and can’t find anything worth watching most of the time!

    What a fabulous cake! Mocha makes anything better in my opinion. Chocolate and coffee are definitely a match made in heaven!

    Reply
  12. Nutmeg Nanny says

    April 3, 2013 at 8:26 am

    Mmmm, mocha cake is definitely something my whole family could agree on 🙂 this looks divine!

    Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    April 3, 2013 at 11:10 am

    Love mocha buttercream! It’s definitely not a hard decision as to whether or not this cake should be made!

    Reply
  14. shelly (cookies and cups) says

    April 3, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    This sounds divine…
    Did I just say divine?

    Reply
  15. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    April 3, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    This cake is right up my alley – love the coffee and chocolate combo. Gorgeous, Diane!

    Reply
  16. kita says

    April 4, 2013 at 6:33 am

    I rarely have the tv on… I hate it… but this cake – yeah I can agree on a slice or two of that 😀

    Reply
  17. Jen @ 100 Directions says

    April 4, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Your sweets always make me so hungry, wishing you lived next door so I could come over and share. Delicious! Thank you for the yummy recipe.

    Reply
  18. Angie @ Big Bear's Wife says

    April 8, 2013 at 10:55 am

    I totally agree! haha. The “flip flip flip” of a TV drives me nuts! I’d probably have to give all of my attention to this cake to keep the focus off of the TV haha. 🙂

    Reply
    • Diane says

      April 9, 2013 at 11:48 am

      Makes me thankful we have a DVR at our house 🙂

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