Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting
- 2 cups cake flour
- 3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/3 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
- 1 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 8-ounce containers chilled mascarpone cheese
- Bittersweet chocolate curls (optional)
- This recipe is vegetarian
- Cooking & Baking
- Baking soda (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Bittersweet chocolate curls (1)
- Cake flour (2 cups)
- Cocoa powder, natural unsweetened (1 1/8 cup)
- Golden brown sugar, packed (2 cups)
- Salt (3/4 teaspoon)
- Sugar (1 1/3 cups)
- Vanilla extract (1 1/2 teaspoons)
- Drinks
- Espresso, instant (4 teaspoons)
- Espresso, instant powder (1 tablespoon)
- Dairy
- Butter, unsalted (3/4 cup)
- Buttermilk (1 cup)
- Heavy whipping cream (1 1/2 cups)
- Mascarpone cheese (2 8-ounce containers)
- Refrigerated
- Eggs, large (3)
Preparation
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Published April 1, 2009 (3 years ago).
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