Elegant Coffee Cake

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• Cooking and Prep: 3.5 h
• Serves: 18
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This delectably moist cake has an irresistible mocha flavor. It freezes beautifully and always goes over well, making it perfect for a simchah or birthday. Thanks, HDG!

 

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Ingredients (17)

Cake

• 6 tablespoons coffee granules

• 6 tablespoons Gefen Cocoa

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  Gefen Premium Cocoa Powder

• 1 and 1/2 cups boiling water

• 7 eggs

• 3 cups sugar

• 1 and 1/2 cups oil

• 3 and 1/2 cups flour

• 3 and 1/2 teaspoons Haddar Baking Powder

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  Haddar Baking Powder

Frosting

• 1 large egg

• 1/2 cup (4 ounces/100 grams) margarine (use soy-free, if needed), at room temperature

• 2 cups (10 ounces/250 grams) confectioner’s sugar

• 2 tablespoons Gefen Cocoa, dissolved in hot water

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  Gefen Premium Cocoa Powder

• 1 and 1/2 tablespoons coffee, dissolved in hot water

• 1 tablespoon Gefen Vanilla Sugar

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  Gefen Vanilla Sugar

Toppings (optional)

• grated chocolate

• coconut flakes

• ground nuts

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Make the Cake

1. In a small bowl, mix the coffee, cocoa, and water. Set aside until cool.

2. Meanwhile, beat the eggs and sugar about 10 minutes, until light and lemon-colored.

3. Add the oil, flour, baking powder, and cooled coffee mixture. Beat everything together until well combined.

4. To bake, pick one of the following pan options:

    

   a) 2 10-inch round pans and a 9- x 13-inch disposable pan

   b) 1 10- x 15-inch pan and 1 8- x 8-inch pan

   c) 2 9- x 13-inch disposable pans

    

   Grease the pans. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) for 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean (baking time may vary with pan size). Cool before frosting.

Tip:

For your convenience, to make a 10- x 15-inch cake, adjust amounts as follows: 1/4 cup coffee granules, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1 cup boiling water, 5 eggs, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup oil, 2 and 1/3 cups flour, and 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder.

Variation:

To make this low-fat, decrease coffee and cocoa to five tablespoons each, and use 2 and 1/4 cups cane or regular sugar and whole-wheat pastry flour. Instead of 1 and 1/2 cups oil, use 3/4 cup applesauce and 3/4 cup oil.

Frost and Decorate

1. Put the frosting ingredients in a mixer. Beat for 15 minutes, until the frosting is thick and fluffy. Frost the cooled cake. Top it with grated chocolate, coconut flakes, and/or nuts.