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mocha coffee cake

Recipe by
Christapher Lawrence
Erie, PA

My own variation from a standard yellow cake recipe

yield 12 - 20
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mocha coffee cake

  • 3 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 stick
    butter, unsalted (softened)
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 4 lg
    eggs (at room temperature)
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 3/4 c
    cold brew coffee
  • 1/4 c
    water

How To Make mocha coffee cake

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 350°F, Butter two 9-inch round cake pans or one 13" x 9" cake pan and line with parchment
  • 2
    In a medium sized bowl, sift together the all of the dry ingredients
  • 3
    In a large mixing bowl, with and electric mixer at medium speed cream together butter and sugar. This mixture shoul be pale and fluffy.
  • 4
    Once mixture is pale and fluffy, beat in the vanilla. Beat in the eggs one at a time scraping down the side of the bowl after each addition.
  • 5
    At low speed add in the cold brew coffe, water, and buttermilk until just blended. The batter will look curdled at this point.
  • 6
    On low speed, add the flour mixture in three batches until just incorporated.
  • 7
    Spread batter evenly in the pan(s). Rap each of the pan(s) on the counter several times to eliminate all air bubbles .
  • 8
    Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or until tooth pick comes out of the center of the cake clean.

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