Mocha Cake
This Chocolate Mocha Cake is the ultimate indulgence. A rich dark chocolate cake with a silky mocha swiss meringue buttercream.
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Preheat oven to 350F, grease three 6" round baking pans and dust with cocoa powder. Line bottoms with parchment. Place all dry ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Stir to combine. In a medium bowl whisk all wet ingredients (pour coffee in slowly as not to cook the eggs if very hot). Add wet ingredients to dry and mix on medium for 2-3 mins. Batter will be very thin. Pour evenly into prepared pans. I used a kitchen scale to ensure the batter is evenly distributed. Bake until a cake tester comes out mostly clean. A total of 30-35mins.
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*Ensure there is NO trace of egg yolks in your whites and that your mixer bowl and whisk is completely grease free or your meringue won’t stiffen. ** The buttercream may look like it’s curdled at some point. Keep mixing until it is completely smooth. *** You can make the ganache in advance and let it set overnight (with plastic wrap placed directly on the surface). It will be too thick at this point, so I microwave it for 5-10 secs and stir it until it’s the right consistency.
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This is my family's favorite cake! I made it for my dad's birthday a few years ago, and the way my sister requested it for her birthday was "Remember when you made that mocha cake for dad? And it was literally the best cake that's ever existed?" so yeah, it's pretty amazing! Also, the impressiveness scores far outstrip the difficulty of the recipe, which is always the best kind of recipe :)
I saw a couple people asking about the coffee in the cake batter, and wanted to add that I have made it both with the brewed coffee and with instant espresso powder mixed with hot water (following the instructions on the jar), and it's worked wonderfully both ways. I don't always have brewed coffee in the house, but I always have a jar of instant espresso powder in the baking stuff, so that is easier sometimes.
Thank you, Olivia, for such great recipes that make me look like such a great baker!! :-D
Absolutely delicious! I tend to use less organic sugar than specified. Only one cup vs one and half is enough to still taste sweet. The other review that I posted here for cloud hypercomputer on your correction how to properly use parchment probably works great, but I forgot to cut the parchment paper and place on the bottom of cake pan and the cake turned out great. You can just grease your pans with vegetable shortening oil and coat it with the cocoa. If you use glass dishes lower the oven to 325 degrees and place your glass dishes on a cookie sheet. I left them in for approximately 45 minutes. Make sure to keep checking with a tooth pick. 👍
"The recipe instructions are great, but for anyone wondering about the order: I found it easiest to grease the whole pan, dust with cocoa powder, and then press the parchment paper circle down on the bottom before adding the batter. This ensures the sides release cleanly and makes peeling the parchment off the bottom (the top of the finished cake!) a breeze!"
what is your measurement for this recipe for a cupcake?
I’ve made this cake a lot! It’s a family favorite. My wife had recently been diagnosed with some health issues which require a gluten free diet. Any tips besides substituting AP flour with gluten free flour? Thank you.
I absolutely LOVE this website and have made many of the cakes. Makes me look like a professional baker which i am not!! Liv’s cakes are moist, delicious and not too sweet. Her instructions are clear and easy to follow, with lots of trouble shooting tips. I would advise to read the entire thing first before starting and definitely invest in a kitchen scale. My only real issue has been the ganache. I tried it 3x on the cookies and cream cake and it separated every time for me even though I followed it to a T. I had to leave it off. I did manage to get a ganache on this cake but had to follow a different blog to get it right.
Thank you Liv for all your tips and recipes!!
I made this cake for a Culinary Arts project and it tasted fantastic! I've had three people already ask me to make them a cake and I made the cake 3 days ago! This is a divine cake! You are amazing!
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