Mocha Layer Cake Recipe

Mocha Layer Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 1
• 2 cups cake flour – sifted
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup butter – or shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg – well beaten
• 3/4 cup coffee – strong
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

filling and topping:

• 2 tablespoons conF sugar
• 1 cup cream – whipped
• 1/2 cup dates – finely cut-or raisin
• 1/2 cup nut meats – broken

Method

1. Sift flour once, measure, add cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift together three times.
2. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy; then beat in egg.
3. Add flour, alternately with coffee, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Bake in two greased 9″ layer pans in moderate oven, 375:, 30 minutes.
6. Cool.
7. Add confectioners’ sugar to whipped cream, mixing until blended.
8. Fold dates and nut meats into whipped cream.
9. Spread between layers of cake.
10. Sift confectioners’ sugar over top of cake.

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