Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting is the perfect Sunday Dinner Dessert, a moist chocolate cake with a creamy rich Mocha Frosting. Two layers makes it even better.
Pre-heat oven 350F (180C). Grease and flour 2 8 inch cake pans.
CHOCOLATE CAKE
In a small bowl mix together the cocoa and boiling water until completely combined. Let sit 5 minutes.
In a large bowl cream the butter, sugar and egg until fluffy approximately 5 minutes.
Add the cocoa mixture to the butter mixture and beat to combine.
Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a medium bowl.
Then alternately add the dry ingredients and the sour milk to the creamed mixture. Pour into the prepared cake pans and bake for approximately 20-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely before frosting. Enjoy!
MOCHA FROSTING
Cream butter, add sifted cocoa, then add the sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beat in the coffee one tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired constituency. Frost cooled cake. Decorate if desired.
For room temperature ingredients remove from the fridge approximately 1 hour before using.To make homemade cake/pastry flour - for every cup of all purpose flour, remove two tablespoons and replace with two tablespoons of corn starch. Be sure to sift the flour and cornstarch together a couple of times, this way it is sure to be properly combined and lump free. Cake flour in cakes will give you a very tender texture and fine crumb, it will also help the cake to rise.As long as the cake is unfrosted it should be kept at room temperature. Keep it in a cake container or well wrapped. It will keep for up to 3 days. If you store it in the fridge, wrap tightly to keep it from drying out. It will keep for up to 5-6 days in the fridge.Be sure to cool the cake completely then wrap it tightly in either plastic wrap or foil, place it in a freezer safe bag. The cake will keep for up to 2 months in the freezer. When ready to thaw place the wrapped cake in the refrigerator to thaw completely before serving.