Indulge in the extraordinary "Twelve Layer Mocha Cake", a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This decadent cake is sure to impress with its towering layers, rich mocha frosting, and heavenly chocolate ganache. Get ready to be captivated by the harmonious blend of coffee and chocolate in every bite. The moist and fluffy layers, infused with the essence of coffee, create a perfect base for the luscious mocha frosting. Finish this masterpiece with a silky chocolate ganache that adds an extra layer of decadence. Whether you're celebrating a special occasion, satisfying your sweet craving, or treating your loved ones, this "Twelve Layer Mocha Cake" is an absolute delight.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FOUR-LAYER MOCHA CREAM CAKE
A mocha whipped cream filling rests between four layers of rich, moist chocolate cake. This lovely, decadent dessert is much easier to prepare than it sounds! You can eat it right away, but it tastes better chilled. Decorate with shaved chocolate if desired. Enjoy!
Provided by Lindsay Young
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper.
- Beat sugar and butter for cake together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy; add eggs and beat until pale in color.
- Mix 1 cup boiling water and cocoa powder together in a separate bowl. Mix into the sugar mixture. Combine baking soda with remaining boiling water and add to the batter. Mix in flour and baking powder until just combined. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes in the pans; run a knife around the edges of the cakes and transfer onto wire racks to cool completely.
- While cakes cool, prepare filling. Combine chocolate chips, sugar, hot water, and coffee granules in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Cool completely.
- Whip cream until it starts to thicken; add cooled chocolate mixture and whip until stiff.
- Split each cooled cake layer in two with a knife. Divide filling into 4 equal portions. Spread 1/4 of the filling on the first cake layer, top with another layer, and repeat until you've frosted the top layer. Chill at least 1 hour for best results.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.6 calories, Carbohydrate 70.1 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Fat 35.8 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 21.8 g, Sodium 233.8 mg, Sugar 49.6 g
DOUBLE LAYER MOCHA CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE
I found this recipe a few weeks ago and it was awesome. The entire cake was gone within just a few days. It's moist, rich and just absolutely perfect! I
Provided by sassybee
Categories Dessert
Time 3h52m
Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F; coat round pans with cooking spray.
- Stir coffee granules into 1 cup of water. At low speed, beat cake mix, eggs, sour cream and coffee mixture until combined. Increase spead to medium-high; beat 2 minutes. Stir in mini chocolate chips.
- Divide batter between pans. Bake 20-22 minutes or until pick inserted into centers comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans and allow to cool completely.
- At medium-high speed, beat butter and melted chips until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, then milk; beat 2 minutes.
- Place 1 cake layer on serving plate. Spread 3/4 cup frosting.
- Top with 2nd layer of cake and spread with 3/4 cup frosting.
- Spread sides of cake with remaining frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 391.5, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 75.3, Sodium 367.9, Carbohydrate 45.5, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 32.3, Protein 4.3
TRIPLE-LAYER MOCHA CAKE
This rich cake is tall and delicious with a special frosting. It makes a dramatic presentation.-Mark Brown, Birmingham, Alabama
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 12-14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in coffee and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. In another bowl , beat egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form; fold into batter., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar and cocoa. In another large bowl, cream butter and sugar mixture. Beat in coffee and vanilla. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 764 calories, Fat 36g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 129mg cholesterol, Sodium 415mg sodium, Carbohydrate 107g carbohydrate (80g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
MOCHA LAYER CAKE
"My family often requests this delightful layer cake," writes Terry Gilbert of Orlean, Virginia. "They love the mocha flavor and extra chocolate surprise hidden beneath the taste-tempting frosting."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 10-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, coffee, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into two greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 5 minutes; invert onto a wire rack. Sprinkle each cake with 1/4 cup chocolate chips; when melted, gently spread chocolate over cakes. Place cakes in the freezer. , Meanwhile, for frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in cocoa and extract. Beat in 5 tablespoons coffee, 1 tablespoon at a time until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over the top and sides of cake. , In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and remaining coffee; stir until smooth. Pour over cake; carefully spread over the top, allowing it to drizzle down the sides.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 658 calories, Fat 35g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 74mg cholesterol, Sodium 426mg sodium, Carbohydrate 85g carbohydrate (62g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
MOCHA LAYER CAKE
Yummy delicious chocolate layer cake with a hint of coffee!
Provided by Dan
Categories Chocolate Cake
Time 1h30m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
- Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Beat butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture; mix well after each addition. Stir in 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons coffee and vanilla.
- Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the creamed mixture. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert cakes carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 20 more minutes.
- While the cake is cooling, beat butter and cocoa powder for frosting in a bowl until well creamed. Add powdered sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Stack the 3 cake layers on top of each other, spreading frosting between layers, and on top of the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 471 calories, Carbohydrate 79.5 g, Cholesterol 52.6 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 135.5 mg, Sugar 59.4 g
TWELVE-LAYER MOCHA CAKE
From Gourmet magazine: "What better way to celebrate the holidays than with something fabulous? In this elegant European-style cake, thin layers of different flavors come together in each bite. Fine-textured spongecake, soaked in espresso syrup, plays off of crisp hazelnut meringue, while the coffee and mocha buttercreams intensify the richness of a collapsed chocolate soufflé. The faint, bitter edge of dark coffee essentially saves this dessert from itself."
Provided by Pinay0618
Categories Dessert
Time 4h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 31
Steps:
- Filling:.
- Bring 1 3/4 cups sugar and water to a boil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then wash down any sugar crystals from side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil, without stirring, until it registers 220 to 225°F, 15 to 20 minutes.
- At this point, while continuing to boil syrup, beat whites with espresso powder, vanilla, cream of tartar, and salt in mixer at medium speed until they just hold soft peaks. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks.
- When syrup reaches soft-ball stage (238 to 242°F), immediately pour syrup in a slow stream down side of bowl into whites (avoid beaters) while beating at high speed. Beat until completely cool, 25 to 30 minutes. With mixer at medium speed, add butter 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition (see cooks' note, below) and until buttercream is smooth. (Mixture may look curdled before all butter is added but will come together at end.)
- Transfer 2 cups buttercream to a small bowl and stir in chocolate. If buttercreams are too soft to spread, chill, stirring occasionally.
- Make cake layers:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter 1 sheet pan and line bottom with parchment paper, then butter parchment. Dust with flour, knocking out excess.
- Whisk together yolks, milk, vanilla, and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl until combined well, then whisk in flour and salt until smooth. (Batter will be thick.)
- Beat whites with an electric mixer until they just hold soft peaks. Beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks.
- Fold one third of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remainder gently but thoroughly.
- Spread batter evenly in pan and rap against counter to release any air bubbles. Bake until cake is dry to the touch and pale golden, 10 to 11 minutes. (Leave oven on.) Cool completely in pan on a rack.
- Halve cake crosswise, cutting through parchment, to form 2 (10-by 7 1/2-inch) layers.
- Prepare soufflé layers while cake bakes:.
- Line second sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Melt chocolate with water, then cool to lukewarm.
- Beat yolks, salt, and 1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until thick and pale, about 5 minutes with a stand mixer or 8 minutes with a handheld. Fold in melted chocolate.
- Beat whites with cleaned beaters until they hold soft peaks. Beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until whites just hold stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
- Fold one third of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten, then fold in remainder gently but thoroughly. Spread batter evenly in lined sheet pan.
- Bake soufflé layers:
- Bake until puffed and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out with a few crumbs adhering, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pan to a rack, then cover top of soufflé with 2 layers of damp paper towels. Let stand 5 minutes. Remove towels and cool soufflé completely in pan (soufflé will deflate as it cools). Sift cocoa over soufflé, then loosen edges with a sharp knife.
- Halve soufflécrosswise, cutting through parchment, to form 2 (10-by 7 1/2-inch) layers.
- Make meringue layers:
- Toast hazelnuts, then cool, wrapped in a kitchen towel, and rub off any loose skins.
- Reduce oven to 250°F
- Finely chop nuts.
- Beat whites with salt and cream of tartar using electric mixer until they just hold soft peaks. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until meringue is stiff but still glossy.
- Line bottom of third sheet pan with parchment. Put small dabs of meringue under corners of parchment to secure to baking sheets.
- Fold nuts into meringue and spread evenly in pan. Bake until set and pale golden, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Halve meringue crosswise, cutting through parchment, to form 2 (10-by 7 1/2-inch) layers. Return to oven and bake until crisp, 45 minutes to 1 hour more. Cool in pan, then peel off parchment.
- Make syrup and assemble cake:
- Bring water, sugar, and espresso powder to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Cool.
- Loosen edges of 1 cake layer with a knife and invert onto a flat platter. Carefully peel parchment from cake and brush with some of syrup. Spread with 1 1/4 cups mocha buttercream.
- Top with 1 meringue layer and spread with 1 1/4 cups coffee buttercream.
- Carefully invert 1 soufflé layer onto buttercream and peel off parchment, then gently spread with 1 1/4 cups coffee buttercream.
- Repeat layering, ending with coffee buttercream (there will be some left over). Chill at least 1 hour (after that, wrap in plastic wrap). Trim all around cake with a long sharp knife to neaten edges. Bring to room temperature (about 1 hour) before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1190.9, Fat 81.6, SaturatedFat 46.1, Cholesterol 420.5, Sodium 390.3, Carbohydrate 107.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 98.2, Protein 13.9
Tips:
- For a richer chocolate flavor, use dark chocolate or cocoa powder.
- To make the cake moister, add a cup of coffee or espresso to the batter.
- If you don't have a mixer, you can make the cake by hand. Just be sure to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Be careful not to overmix the batter, as this can make the cake tough.
- To make sure the cake is cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it.
- For a smooth and even frosting, use a piping bag or a spatula.
- Decorate the cake with your favorite toppings, such as chocolate chips, sprinkles, or nuts.
Conclusion:
This twelve-layer mocha cake is a delicious and impressive dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich chocolate flavor and creamy frosting, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert to make, give this twelve-layer mocha cake a try.
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