Mocha Chocolate Cake

Cake ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tbsp instant coffee(more if needed)
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup vegetable oil(canola oil,corn oil)
1 cup buttermilk(1 tbsp white vinegar + milk to complete 1 cup)
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup hot water

For Toppings:
Chocolate chips
Dark sweet Chocolate

Mocha Buttercream Frosting ingredients:

1 tbsp instant coffee
1 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup sugar
4 tbsp + 1/2 tbsp all purpose flour
3/4 cup butter(margarine)
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract

A. Cake Procedure:

1) Combine 1 tbsp vinegar and evaporated milk to complete 1 cup. Mix and set aside to set for at least 5 min.
2) Bring 1 liter of water to a boil
3) In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. Mix until well blended
4) Mix hot water and instant coffee. Set aside
5) In a separate bowl combine buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract and sugar. Mix until well blended
6) Add half of the dry ingredients and mix well
7) Add the remaining dry ingredients and mix well
8) Add the coffee mixture and mix until it has no lumps
9) Pour cake batter into a pan with a parchment paper. *do not forget to lightly grease and flour the sides of the pan
10)Tap few times to release air bubbles
11)Steam over low heat for 35-40 min. and make sure to wrap the lid with clean cloth(cotton) to prevent water from dripping into the cake
12)After 35 min. check with barbecue stick and if it comes out clean or with few moist crumbs it's cook. *but if it comes out with cake batter cook for another 5 min. and check again
13)Turn the heat off but do not take the cake out yet. Let it set for 5-10 min. inside the steamer with the lid on. In this way the cake will noy shrink.
14)Cool cake in a pan for 5 min.
15)Unmold cake and take the parchment paper off
16)Cool completely before frosting.

B. Mocha Buttercream Frosting:

1) In a pan combine flour, sugar, instant coffee and mix well
2) Add milk and vanilla extract and mix well
3) turn the heat on and cook over low heat
4) Mix continuously until the texture is thick
5) When the mixture is thick and smooth turn off the heat
6) Transfer the mocha paste into a container. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until very cold.
7) In a bowl combine butter and shortening and beat until light in color and fluffy
8) Add cold mocha paste 1 tbsp at a time and mix after each addition

C. Assemble cake/Frosting

1) turn the cake upside down or cut off the cake dome
2) Do the crumb coat. Apply a thin layer of frosting to seal the crumbs
3) Chill cake for 15-30 min. before applying the final coat
4) When the cake is chilled and firm finish frosting
5) Design cake and top with chocolate chips and chocolate shavings

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