Cream-Cheese Mocha Cake
Ingredients
1/2 cup strong coffee, hot
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cup all-purpose flour
3 egg whites, beaten stiffly
2 batches of cream-cheese fros ting.
CREAMCHEESE FROSTING 1 BATCH
3 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla flavoring
1 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Preparation
Gradually add coffee to cocoa, stirring constantly; let stand until
cool. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks;
beat until batter is thick. Add coffee-and-cocoa mixture. Disolve
soda in cream. Add alternately to sugar mixture with flour; beat well
after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Pour batter into two well-
greased and floured 9 inch cake pans. Bake in 350F oven 35 - 40
minutes or until done. Remove from pans and cool. Prepare frosting as
directed. Spread between cake layers; stack layers. Spread over sides
and top of cake. Score top of cake to indicate serving pieces. Using
a ribbon edge piping tip and frosting filled pastry bag, form a
flower on each serving piece. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Beat cream
cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add sugar; beat
until fluffy. Yields 1 cup.
Servings: 12
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