Saturday, January 30, 2016

Mocha Cake

Coffee and chocolate is a marvelous combination. No amount of desserts that pair chocolate and coffee seem enough to our palates.

As part of my experiment to make an espresso cake, I ended up with this simple mocha cake. The coffee in the cake intensifies and highlights the cocoa flavor, while the coffee itself mutes to a smoky, dark flavor. The simple buttercream frosting on top carries the intense coffee flavor, making this a truly mocha cake.