Mocha Layer Cake with Whipped Mascarpone Cream and a Coffee Glaze Drizzle

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This cake is tender and moist with a great mocha flavor. It's filled with a Whipped Mascarpone filling and also frosted with it for a light creamy complement to the cake. Finally a coffee glaze is drizzled on top for all the coffee lovers!

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Ingredients

60 mins
12 servings
  1. For Mocha Cake
  2. 3/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  3. 1 1/4 cupshot brewed strong unsweetened coffee
  4. 2/3 cupsour cream
  5. 2 2/3 cupall purpose flour
  6. 2 teaspoonsbaking powder
  7. 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  8. 1 teaspoonbaking soda
  9. 1 1/4 cupsunsalted butter, at room temperature
  10. 1 cupbrown sugar, packed
  11. 1 cupgranulated sugar
  12. 3large eggs
  13. 1 1/2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  14. For Mascarpone Cream Filling and Frosting
  15. 2 1/2 cupscold heavy cream
  16. 16 ouncesmascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  17. 1 1/2 cupsconfectioner's sugar
  18. 1 1/2 teaspoonsvanilla extract
  19. 1/8 teaspoonsalt
  20. For Coffee Glaze
  21. 2-3 tablespoonsroom temperature brewed unsweetened strong coffee
  22. 3/4 cupconfectioner's sugar
  23. 1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract
  24. For Garnish
  25. as neededdark and white chocolate, shaved for decorating

Cooking Instructions

60 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 325. Spray 4 - 8- inch cake pans well with bakers spray

  2. 2

    In a bowl whisk together cocoa powder, hot coffee and sour cream until smooth. Cool to room temperature

  3. 3

    In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside

  4. 4

    In a third bowl beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy

  5. 5

    Add eggs one at a time beating in each egg, then beat in vanilla

  6. 6

    Add the flour mixture alternating with coffee/cocoa mixture and mix just until blended

  7. 7

    Divide batter between pans and bake 20 to 30 minutes until a toothpick comes out just clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove to racks to cool completely

  8. 8
  9. 9

    Make Marscapone Filling and Frosting

  10. 10

    Beat cream until it holds its shape

  11. 11

    In another bowl beat mascarpone, sugar, salt, and vanilla

  12. 12

    Fold mascarpone into whipped cream in 3 additions until fully incorporated. If filling seems very soft refrigerate about an hour to firm up for easier filling and frosting.

  13. 13

    Assemble Cake

  14. 14

    Place one cake layer, bottom facing up on serving plate

  15. 15

    Add some Mascarpone Cream filling

  16. 16

    Place second cake layer on first, bottom up

  17. 17

    Spread with more filling

  18. 18

    Add third cake layer and spread with some filling

  19. 19
  20. 20

    Add fourth final cake layer an frost entire cake with remaining frosting. Chill at least 1 hour before adding coffee glaze

  21. 21
  22. 22

    Make Coffee Glaze

  23. 23

    In a bowl whisk together coffee and confectioner's sugar and vanilla until smooth

  24. 24

    Pour coffee glaze directly over top of cake allowing it to flow over sides. Garnish with dark and white chocolate shavings. Refrigerate to set glaze before slicing.

  25. 25
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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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