Coffee And Chocolate Birthday Cake
- 1 cup butter softened + 2 tbsp
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons instant espresso powder mixed with 3 tbsp hot water and allowed to cool
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- powdered sugar for dusting
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Grease and flour a 10 inch cake pan. Cream butter, sugar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and a pinch of salt until creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Mix flour and baking powder and add to batter, alternating with cream. Divide equally between 2 bowls. Add espresso, cocoa powder and 1 tsp vanilla extract to 1 bowl then transfer batters alternately into prepared pan then swirl a fork through to create a marbled effect. Bake for 55 mins-1 hour, until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 mins then place on a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar and decorate with candles.
butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, baking powder, heavy cream, espresso powder mixed, cocoa powder, powdered sugar
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Coffee-and-Chocolate-Birthday-Cake-1409417 (may not work)