"This impressive chocolate cake recipe features three layers of tender chocolate cake and two layers of creamy mocha-chocolate filling covered in a rich chocolate-coffee ganache...."
INGREDIENTS
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Cooking spray
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Vegetable shortening
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1/2 bars (4oz) bittersweet chocolate
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1/2 bars (4oz)semisweet chocolate
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1/2 cups butter
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2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
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3 large eggs
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2 teaps. vanilla extract
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2 1/4 cups cake flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teasp. salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2cup buttermilk
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1 cup boiling water
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Chocolate curls, for garnish
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Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing
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3 bars finely chopped bittersweet chocolate
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1 1/4 cup whipping cream
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1 Tablespoon butter
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2 Tablespoons coffee liqueur
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Mocha Chocolate Cream Filling
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5 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
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2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
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2 Tablespoon instant coffee granules
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1 cup half-and-half
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1 butter, soften
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1 cup Domino 10X confectioners sugar
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1teaspoon vanilla extract