I’ve only experienced Black Friday one time – and one time
is enough to last me for the rest of all eternity. What’s Black Friday, some of
you might be asking? It’s that awful day when the stores open up at the crack
of dawn and the blessed season of Christmas is officially in full swing. Maybe
it’s just me and maybe I have offended some of you who love the shopping
frenzy. All I know is that the shopping thing does nothing for me…. makes me
kinda sick in my tummy, in fact.
I don’t like the whole “Christmas in July”
thing either….. what’s that all about?
"Why July?" asks my son.
"It makes Christmas come sooner," responds my husband, "it's like going out to dinner on Wednesday."
I much prefer this AWESOME Mocha Chocolate Layer Cake. I
served it to my family for Christmas dinner last December. You must admit it’s
a beauty….. next to Tres Leches Cake, this is my favorite. Skip the
commercialism, make a cake, enjoy your family and brace yourself – Black Friday
is only a few months away.
Mocha Chocolate Layer Cake
Here’s what
you need:
1 C butter
3 C packed brown
sugar
4 eggs
3 t vanilla
extract
3 C flour
¾ C cocoa
3 t baking
soda
½ t salt
1 ½ C brewed
coffee, cooled
1 1/3 C sour
cream
For the
frosting:
2 packages
cream cheese (8 ounces each) – softened
½ C butter –
softened
8 squared
unsweetened chocolate, melted (1 ounce each)
½ C brewed
coffee, cooled
3 t vanilla
extract
6 C powdered
sugar
Here’s what
you do:
Cream the
butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking
soda and salt. Also, whisk together the coffee and sour cream. Add the dry
ingredients to the butter and sugar alternating with the sour cream mixture.
Pour into three greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350 for about 30
minutes.
To make the
frosting: Cream the cheese and butter together. Add the chocolate , coffee and
vanilla. Gradually beat in the sugar. Spread between the layers and over the
top and sides of the cake.
Some notes:
This cake will serve lots and lots of people…..maybe 20! It’s really rich and
gloriously decadent. There is plenty of frosting to be generous – don’t skimp
between the layers. Store it in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature
before serving. Don’t wait till Christmas to make this one!
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This cake looks delicious! Happy Christmas in July!
ReplyDeleteYum... Mocha chocolate sounds delish. I love the size of the cake!
ReplyDeleteIf I had 20 people to serve, this would be the cake!
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