COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE CREAM FROSTING

We all need that particular cake recipe with which you can play around with other ingredients. I found this recipe on the Pinterest. The only extra ingredient I added to this recipe was 2 tbs of coffee to enhance the taste of the chocolate. You can use melted butter for the richer taste or oil like I used. I like oil because it gives a lighter texture.

Makes 8-inch cakes

Time: 35 minutes

Cake base

1 3/4 plain flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

2 tbs coffee powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk ( 1 cup milk +1 tsp vinegar )

1/2 cup oil/melted butter

1 cup hot water

Cake syrup

2 tbs icing sugar

1/2 cup hot water

1 tsp coffee powder

Chocolate and coffee cream frosting

2 cup whipping cream

3 tbs cocoa powder

1 tsp coffee powder

1/2 cup icing sugar ( can use 1 cup, I prefer half to get the bitter the coffee taste )

Method

Preheat the oven to 180'C. Grease 2 8-inch pans well and keep it aside.

Mix the icing sugar, water and coffee well and keep it aside to use after the cake is baked.

In one bowl sieve and mix all the dry ingredients and in another the wet ones. Beat the mixture well and divide into the 2 greased pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. 

Remove and let it cool completely. Spoon the sugar and coffee syrup on the cake. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before frosting.

For the frosting, whisk the cream till soft peaks along the coffee, cocoa powder and the icing sugar. This step can be done before baking also and kept in the fridge until further use.

Frost the cake with the frosting and decorate with the shaved chocolate and chocolate sprinkles.