3 Layer Mocha Cake

Name: 3 Layer Mocha Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter; 2-1/2 cups Granulated Sugar; 5 whole Eggs; 5 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee; 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 3 cups Cake Flour; 4 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 cup Buttermilk; _____; INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING:; 6 cups Powdered Sugar; 2 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa; 1-1/2 cup Butter; 4 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee; 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

17 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Butter
2-1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
5 whole Eggs
5 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 cups Cake Flour
4 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 cup Buttermilk
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INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING:
6 cups Powdered Sugar
2 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa
1-1/2 cup Butter
4 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee
1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Beat in coffee and vanilla.
3

Stir together dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
4

Pour evenly into 3 greased and floured 8-inch square pans, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean.
5

Note: if using three 9-inch rounds, reduce baking time slightly.
6

To make the frosting, stir together powdered sugar and cocoa. Cream butter and sugar mixture, then beat in coffee and vanilla.