Three layer cocoa cake
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Coffee, brewed, hot |
| 1 | cup | Boiling water |
| 1¼ | cup | Unsweetened cocoa powder firmly packed |
| 1 | cup | Corn oil |
| 2½ | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract |
| 3 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| Orange cocoa cream cheese frosting | ||
Directions
Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 1:00 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 9-inch round cake pans. Dust with flour; tap out excess. 2. In a medium bowl, pour hot coffee and boiling water over cocoa. Whisk or stir to combine; set aside to cool. 3. In a large bowl, beat together oil and sugar with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended, 1 to 2 mins. Add eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed 30 secs. 4. Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, alternately add flour mixture and chocolate liquid to oil mixture, beating until just combined. Scrape batter into prepared pans and spread evenly. 5. Bake 30 to 35 mins, or until a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans 10 to 15 mins, then unmold onto racks and let cool completely. 6. Stack cooled cake layers and fill with about half of Orange Cocoa Cream Cheese Frosting in between. Cover top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
from my kitchen to------------------------------->yours..... Dan Klepach