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Cream-cheese Mocha Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 12
Categories:
Cakes
/
Coffee
/
Desserts
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
Egg yolks 1
teaspoon
Baking soda 1/2
cup
Sour cream 2
cups
All-purpose flour
Egg whites,
beaten stiffly
2
Batches of Cream-Cheese fros,
ting.
-----CREAMCHEESE FROSTING 1 BATCH----- 3
ounces
Cream cheese,
softened
2
tablespoons
Butter 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla flavoring 1 3/4
cups
Confectioners' sugar
Directions:
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.
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