The BEST Chocolate Mocha Cake & Chocolate Mocha Frosting

30m
Prep Time
25m
Cook Time
55m
Ready In


"From grandma's recipebox, dark, dense, moist and chocolattey, mayonnaise takes the place of butter, a really old recipe but the best cake and frosting! The cake itself is dairy-free but the frosting is not"

Original is 14 servings
  • FOR THE CAKE
  • FOR THE FROSTING

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (139.9 g)
  • Calories 496.2
  • Total Fat - 18.5 g
  • Saturated Fat - 10.4 g
  • Cholesterol - 42 mg
  • Sodium - 490.2 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 84.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
  • Sugars - 66.6 g
  • Protein - 3.3 g
  • Calcium - 23.6 mg
  • Iron - 1.1 mg
  • Vitamin C - 0 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350.

Step 2

To make the cake: In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix in vanilla, coffee and mayonnaise.

Step 3

Pour cake batter into two 8 inch round greased and floured cake pans.

Step 4

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.

Step 5

Allow cakes to cool on a cooling rack.

Step 6

To prepare frosting: In the bowl of your electric mixer, whip butter and instant coffee granules together until fluffy.

Step 7

Turn mixer to medium/high speed and slowly pour in whipping cream and whip until the mixture is light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract and melted chocolate while whipping on medium/high speed.

Step 8

Turn mixer speed down to medium/low and slowly add in your powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until the frosting has reached your desired thickness.

Step 9

Once cakes have cooled, level the tops and frost as desired.

Tips


  • Two 8 inch round cake pans

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