My partner has been asking me to make a coffee cake for ages so i decided to make this mocha one.
It has a chocolate layer a coffee layer and a vanilla layer. Then I iced it with whipped cream with some ground coffee and cocoa powder.
We went on a dog walk to a local country house and I saw these magnolia flowers and had to pick some i love them. I would love a tree in my garden but I think I would get fed up of picking up all the petals.
For the vanilla layer
110g 1/2 cup sugar
110g 1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
110g 3/4 cup self raising flour
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp milk
preheat the oven to 180c 350f
grease and line three 12 inch tins
For the vanilla layer whip the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time making sure each one is properly combined before adding the next, then add the vanilla extract and mix in, then add the flour and fold in with a spatula and spoon into one of the tins.
for the coffee layer
110g 1 / 2 cup sugar
110g 1/2 cup butter
110g 3/4 cup self raising flour
2 eggs
2 to three tbsp ground coffee mixed with 4 tbsp boiling water
1 tsp cocoa powder
cream together the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time making sure each one is properly combined before adding the next. Then add the coffee and cocoa powder and mix.
fold in the flour with a spatula and then spoon into another of the tins.
For the chocolate layer
110g 1 / 2 cup sugar
110g 1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
50g 4 0z dark chocolate
5 tbsp cocoa powder
5 heaped tbsp chocolate chips
110g 3/4 cup self raising flour
Melt the chocolate over a pan of boiling water
Cream the butter and sugar until soft and fluffy then add the eggs one at a time, add the cooled melted chocolate then fold in the flour and cocoa powder.
then stir through the chocolate chips.
Tip into the third tin the bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, check with a knife or skewer to see if it’s cooked if not leave for another 5 to 10 minutes.
Let cool
For frosting
600 ml double cream
5 tbsp icing sugar
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp ground coffee
1 tbsp vanilla extract
add the cream, icing sugar and vanilla into a bowl and whisk then add the cocoa and coffee and continue whisking until stiff
Level out cakes and pipe the cream between each layer then stack up the sponges.
Add frosting to the top then scrape around sides
I decorated the top of the cake with cacao nibs as the flavour goes well with coffee.
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Mmm, chocolate and coffee cake! That sounds amazing. Love the ombre color 🙂
I can't get enough of your photography…and food!
Wow this looks so elegant I bet it tastes amazing, I love magnolia trees their beautiful.
What a gorgeous cake! It sounds delicious! We have a magnolia in our yard. As pretty as it is, there are lots of seed pods and such to keep clean. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Beautiful, beautiful cake! Gorgeous layers – it must be so delicious! Need I say once more how beautiful and expressive your photography is?!
This looks delicious! Coffee cake is my favourite. The flowers are beautiful as well.
It looks really nice, it's like a spring cake, also very elegant.
WOW! YUM! Your partner is one lucky ducky!
Looks awesome, what a beautiful cake – and the Magnolia flower matches perfectly!!!
Wow, Aimee, this is gorgeous!
Aimee, this is so so lovely. All of my favorite things in a single cake; coffee, chocolate, and delicate magnolia flowers. I can only imagine that it tasted as good as it looks! xx
The layers are stunning and those magnolias are so pretty!
WOW this looks amazing!! I had to pin this and definitely want to make it!! YUM!!! 🙂 Happy weekend to you!! xox Holly
Just catching up with the posts I've missed..what a great combination for a triple layered cake. Pinned so that I remember it.