Mocha Magic Torte
Serves: 2
Felicia King
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
46
Sweetness
50
Sourness
36
mins
Prep time (avg)
3.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.25 cups
All-Purpose Flour1.5 tsps
Baking Soda1.333333 cups
Water1.666667 cups
White Sugar3
Eggs1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Mayonnaise1 cup
Milk2 tbsps
Instant Coffee (powder)1 cup
Butter3 cups
Sugar (confectioners')Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans, and line them with wax paper or parchment
3
Sift flour with baking soda
4
Dissolve 1/3 cup instant coffee in the water
5
In a large bowl, beat white sugar, 3 eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy
6
Blend in mayonnaise and the melted chocolate
7
Add flour mixture alternately with the coffee to the batter, one-third at a time; mix with electric mixer on low speed after each addition
8
Pour batter into prepared pans
9
Bake in preheated oven until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes
10
Cool cake in pans for 10 minutes
11
Remove, and cool completely on wire racks
12
Melt 4 squares chocolate with milk and 2 tablespoons instant coffee in a double boiler; blend until smooth
13
Pour hot chocolate mixture into the beaten egg, whisking constantly
14
Allow to cool
15
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy
16
Add chocolate mixture to butter mixture, and blend frosting well
17
When layers have cooled, cut each horizontally to make 4 layers
18
Fill and frost the cake with the frosting