Mocha cake with Coffee Frosting

Today being Good Friday, Kids were at home. As soon as we woke up in the morning, asked my husband to work from home. Kids were always very pleasant when he is around. Trouble free nap times, no whinings, no messing around. Everything goes On schedule! Had some time during their nap. So thought to bake a cafe and yes, it was my husband’s favorite Mocha cake with coffee frosting!

Ingredients

For Cake
All purpose flour 2 cup
Salt 1/2 tsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 2 tsp
Cocoa powder 2/3 cup
Vegetable oil 1/2 cup
Eggs 2
Sugar 2 cup
Butter milk 1 cup
Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Hot water 1 cup
Instant coffee 3 tbsp

For Frosting
Butter 3/4 cup
Sugar 2 cups
Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp
Salt 1/3 tsp
Instant coffee 1tbsp + 1/2 tsp
Hot water 4 tbsp

Method
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2 of 9 inch pans. Don’t forget to dust it with flour.
2. Whisk all purpose flour along with salt, baking powder, baking soda and keep it separately.
3. Now beat the vegetable oil, eggs( add eggs one by one) sugar, vanilla extract, cocoa powder along with the butter milk at medium speed.
4. Heat 1 cup of water in stove and add the instant coffee powder.
5. Pour it to the mixture and blend it again for 30 seconds.
6. Now add the flour to it spoon by spoon and mix it very gently with the spatula.
7. Transfer the contents to the greased plates and keep it in the oven for 30 to 40 mins.
8. After 30 mins check the cake with skewer if it had completely baked.
9. Remove it from the oven and allow it to cool.

For Frosting
1. Beat butter with the hand mixer till it becomes fluffy.
2. Add 1 tbsp of coffee to 4 tbsp of hot water. Once the coffee dissolves add it to the butter and mix it thoroughly.
3. Add vanilla extract and the salt as well.
4. Now add the sugar little by little and continue to mix it till it becomes a creamy texture.
5. Finally add 1/2 tsp of instant coffee and gently mix it with a spoon.

Icing on the Cake
1. Store the frosting in the refrigerator till the cake completely gets cooled down.
2. Before doing the icing, whip one more time. Add 2/3 of the frosting in the center of the cake. Use the remaining over the sides.
3. Voila! Moist Mocha cake with Coffee frosting is done! I am sure all the coffee lovers would die for it 🙂