Cream-Cheese Mocha Cake
- 1/2 cup coffee strong, hot
- 13 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar granulated
- 3 each egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 3 each egg whites beaten stiffly
- 2 batches cream cheese frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 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 (180C) F oven 35 to 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.
coffee, cocoa powder, butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg yolks, baking soda, sour cream, flour, egg whites, cream cheese, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cream-cheese-mocha-cake-36373 (may not work)