Mahogany Cake

Name: Mahogany Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate; 1 cup strong black coffee, divided; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Robin K. @cook_20868111

This is an old chocolate cake recipe reminiscent of Red Velvet Cake.

Robin K. @cook_20868111

This is an old chocolate cake recipe reminiscent of Red Velvet Cake.

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Ingredients

2 cupsflour
1 tsp.baking soda
1 tsp.salt
1/2 cupbutter
1 1/2 cupssugar
3eggs
2 oz.unsweetened chocolate
1 cupstrong black coffee, divided
1 tablespoonvinegar
1 tsp.vanilla extract
9 Frosting: See in STEPS

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Steps

1

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, incorporating each egg before adding another.
2

Heat chocolate and 1/2 cup of coffee together until chocolate is completely dissolved.
3

Beat chocolate-coffee mixture into butter-sugar mixture.
4

Sift flour, soda, salt together.
5

Stir in a little of the flour mixture, alternating with the divided 1/2 cup of coffee until all used up.
6

Add vinegar and vanilla and beat well.
7

Divide into three 9” pans.
8

Then, bake at 325F for 25-30 minutes.
9

Frosting: * With 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream, add 1 tablespoon of strong coffee, 1 tablespoon of cocoa, and 2 tsp. sugar.
* When thoroughly chilled, add 2/3 cups of heavy whipping cream and whip.
* Spread between layers and top of cake.