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The Absolute Best Chocolate Mocha Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 1/2 Cups All purpose flour
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 3/4 Cups Baking cocoa
  • 2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Strong brewed coffee (or 2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 cup hot water)
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk (or 3 tbsp dry buttermilk powder - follow the direction on the canister)
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Chocolate Mocha Frosting

  • 1/3 Cup Melted butter
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 3 Cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Baking cocoa
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • 1/3 Cup Brewed black coffee (you can add less depending on your flavor preferences!)

Instructions

Cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  2. Grease and flour a 13"x9" cake pan or two 9" round pans.

  3. Combine all of the dry ingredients in large mixer bowl.

  4. Add the rest of the ingredients and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.

  5. Pour the batter (it will be thin) into prepared pans and bake for 35-40 minutes for the large pan or 30-35 minutes for the round pans.

  6. Cool on a rack before frosting.

Frosting

  1. Add the vanilla to the melted butter.

  2. Sift together the sugar, cocoa, and salt.

  3. Alternate adding the dry ingredients to the butter mixture with the coffee. Beat the mixture until it's a spreading consistency - You may want to use less coffee or more cocoa depending on your flavor preferences!

  4. Spread the frosting onto the cake and enjoy! It's even better served with vanilla ice cream!