Mocha Spice
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2Â cups unbleached white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2Â teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2Â teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2Â teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 1 cup honey, warmed
- 2 eggs
Instructions:
Mocha Spice Cake is a spicy chocolate cake that is tender and moist. It's simple and elegant when filled and frosted with sweetened whipped cream. Garnish with chocolate curls or
chocolate'Covered coffee beans.
- Melt chocolate in a double boiler, and set it aside to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Dissolve coffee in water. HI Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl, and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine yogurt, coffee, and vanilla, and set aside.
- In another bowl, beat butter and honey together until creamy. Beat in eggs. Add cooled chocolate, and beat until blended.
- Add dry ingredients and yogurt mixture to butter mixture in small amounts, alternating the dry ingredients with the yogurt mixture. Stir until all is just well blended. Do not beat.
- Butter and flour two 8- or 9-inch cake pans, and pour the batter into them.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Cake is done when a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean and dry. Let cool before taking out of pans.
- Let cakes cool completely before frosting.