Favorite Mocha Cake

This one takes some time to make but it’s definitely worth the effort. Best if refrigerated for a day or two before serving, which gives the flavors a good chance to marry.

Jackie

Favorite Mocha Cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 28 minutes mins

Total Time 58 minutes mins

Servings: 16

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 pkg chocolate cake mix
• 1 ¾ cups sour cream
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup coffee liquer Kahlua
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 2 cups mini semisweet cho chips div
• 1 pkg 10-12 oz white baking chips
• 1/3 cup butter cubed
• 1 Tbsp instant coffee granules
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream divided

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the cake mix, sour cream, eggs, liqueur and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes.
3. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips and pour into three greased and waxed-paper lined 9-in round baking pans.
4. Bake for 24-28 minutes or until toothpick comes clean when inserted in the center.
5. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
6. In microwave, melt remaining choc chips, white chips and butter, stir until smooth.
7. Mix coffee granules with extract in very small container and zap in microwave for about 5 seconds to help dissolve granules, then stir into melted mixture.
8. Transfer to large mixing bowl and let cool to room temp.
9. In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over ¼ cup whipping cream. Let stand 1 minute.
10. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly until gelatin is dissolved.
11. Stir into room-temp chocolate mixture. (Will look stringy and should cool to room temp again before next step.)
12. In small bowl, beat remaining 1 ¼ cups whipping cream until SOFT peaks form.
13. Add to chocolate mixture and beat on high until stiff peaks form.
14. After chocolate layers have COMPLETELY cooled, place bottom cake layer on a serving plate and top with half of the chocolate mixture.
15. Repeat for second layer.
16. Top with third cake layer.
17. Frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream (2 c heavy whipped cream,
18. ½ c sugar & 1 tsp vanilla, beat until stiff peaks form) or with Best Cake Icing Ever recipe (on this site).
19. Refrigerate AT LEAST 2 hours, best if overnight, before serving.