Mocha Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Cocoa powder | 1 Tablespoon (For the Cake:) | |
| Hot water | 2 Tablespoon (For the Cake:) | |
| Butter | 4 Ounce, softened (For the Cake:) | |
| Castor Sugar - 5 ounce | ||
| Eggs | 2 , beaten (For the Cake:) | |
| Self-Raising Flour - 4 ounce | ||
| Milk | 1 Tablespoon (For the Cake:) | |
| Almond paste | 1/2 pound (For the decoration:) | |
| Butter | 3 Ounce, softened (For the decoration:) | |
| Icing Sugar | 1/2 pound, sifted (For the decoration:) | |
| Milk | 1 Tablespoon (For the decoration:) | |
| Coffee Essence - 2 teaspoons | ||
| Walnuts | 1 Ounce, chopped (For the decoration:) | |
| Walnuts | 1 , halved (For the decoration:) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2) Butter a 8-inch cake tin. Line the bottom with a buttered non-stick parchment paper.
MAKING
3) In a bowl of hot water, add in the cocoa to make a paste. Let it cool.
4) In a second bowl, add in butter and sugar. Beat till it gets light and fluffy. Add in the cocoa paste next.
5) Add in the eggs, one by one, beating all the while. Fold in the flour and milk next.
6) Transfer the mixture into the cake tin.
7) Bake for about 40 minutes.
8) Transfer the cake onto a wire rack. Remove the paper lining and let cool completely.
9) On a clean board, spread out the almond paste till it becomes very thin. Slice half of it into 3-inch triangles.
10) Shape the remaining half of the almond paste into small balls. Allow them to dry for about 3 hours.
11) In a bowl, add in the butter and half of icing sugar. Beat till it becomes light and fluffy.
12) Add in the leftover sugar, milk and coffee. Beat to a creamy consistency.
13) Spread the icing over the cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on the side.
14) Garnish the top of the cake with the almond triangles and balls. Also use walnut halves and some icing piped into starry shapes.
FINALIZING
15) At this stage you may freeze the cake. Place in the freezer till it almost sets. Then transfer into a rigid container. Put it back in the freezer.
16) Thaw the cake by placing at room temperature for about 4 hours.
SERVING
17. Serve the cake cold.
1) Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2) Butter a 8-inch cake tin. Line the bottom with a buttered non-stick parchment paper.
MAKING
3) In a bowl of hot water, add in the cocoa to make a paste. Let it cool.
4) In a second bowl, add in butter and sugar. Beat till it gets light and fluffy. Add in the cocoa paste next.
5) Add in the eggs, one by one, beating all the while. Fold in the flour and milk next.
6) Transfer the mixture into the cake tin.
7) Bake for about 40 minutes.
8) Transfer the cake onto a wire rack. Remove the paper lining and let cool completely.
9) On a clean board, spread out the almond paste till it becomes very thin. Slice half of it into 3-inch triangles.
10) Shape the remaining half of the almond paste into small balls. Allow them to dry for about 3 hours.
11) In a bowl, add in the butter and half of icing sugar. Beat till it becomes light and fluffy.
12) Add in the leftover sugar, milk and coffee. Beat to a creamy consistency.
13) Spread the icing over the cake. Sprinkle chopped walnuts on the side.
14) Garnish the top of the cake with the almond triangles and balls. Also use walnut halves and some icing piped into starry shapes.
FINALIZING
15) At this stage you may freeze the cake. Place in the freezer till it almost sets. Then transfer into a rigid container. Put it back in the freezer.
16) Thaw the cake by placing at room temperature for about 4 hours.
SERVING
17. Serve the cake cold.
Chef
