Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake With Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting Recipe

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Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake With Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
426
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For cake: Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F Generously butter two 9-inch cake pans with 2-inch-high sides; dust with flour, tapping out any excess. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper.
  2. Sift 2 cups cake flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions, beating just until blended after each addition. Gradually add hot espresso-water mixture, beating just until smooth.
  3. Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on rack 15 minutes. Run small knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Invert cakes onto racks; lift pans off cakes and remove parchment. Place wire rack atop each cake; invert again so top side is up. Cool completely.
  4. For frosting: Sift cocoa powder into large bowl; add espresso powder. Bring 1 cup cream to boil in small saucepan. Slowly pour cream over cocoa mixture, whisking until cocoa is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup cream and sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours.
  5. Add mascarpone to chilled cocoa mixture. Using electric mixer, beat on low speed until blended and smooth. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until mixture is thick and medium-firm peaks form when beaters are lifted, about 2 minutes (do not overbeat or mixture will curdle).
  6. Using pastry brush, brush off crumbs from cakes. Place 1 cake layer, top side up, on platter. Spoon 1 3/4 cups frosting in dollops over top of cake. Using offset spatula, spread frosting to edges. Top with second cake layer, top side up, pressing to adhere. Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake. Chill 10 minutes. Using offset spatula, spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake, swirling decoratively. Top with chocolate curls, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 426 Kcal (1784 kJ)
Calories from fat 199.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.16g 34%
Cholesterol 105.89mg 35%
Sodium 460.3mg 19%
Potassium 239.48mg 5%
Total Carbs 50.91g 17%
Sugars 28.18g 113%
Dietary Fiber 1.31g 5%
Protein 6.33g 13%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.1mg 11%
Calcium 80.5mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 331.14 Kcal (1386 kJ)
Calories from fat 155.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.22g 34%
Cholesterol 82.31mg 35%
Sodium 357.8mg 19%
Potassium 186.15mg 5%
Total Carbs 39.57g 17%
Sugars 21.9g 113%
Dietary Fiber 1.02g 5%
Protein 4.92g 13%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 11%
Calcium 62.6mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.1
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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