Mocha cake with Coffee Buttercream/ Mocha Rum Cake
Mocha Cake, with a moist, rum soaked crumb that perfectly complements the chocolate and coffee flavours, is a perfect cake for special occasions. Well, it is Christmas season, and I had some rum left after soaking the dry fruits for my Christmas Fruit Cake, so thought of turning it into something delicious, like Mocha Rum Cake! Since it was my God child- darling Elsa’s birthday, it was the perfect occasion to devour the Rum flavoured Mocha Cake. All the teenagers and my hubby enjoyed the Mocha cake; I think the Rum in it made it extremely desirable for the aspiring adults! Anyways, Rum was not overpowering but it helped to intensify the chocolate and coffee flavours! 😊 If you like Rum cakes do check my Nutty Rum delight with intense flavours. Another cake to try is my easy Christmas fruit cake with no presoaking. Check the video recipe for Easy Christmas fruit cake. You will love it!
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Mocha cake is a wondeful combination of Chocolate and Coffee, like Mahogany cake. Coffee Butter Cream topping makes it extremely delicious and appealing. There are loads of flavours in Mocha cake- the bitterness of the coffee and cocoa is perfectly balanced with the Sugar Rum Syrup and coffee Buttercream. This rum soaked Mocha cake gets better with time like all Rum cakes, the longer you allow cake to sit and soak the rum, the more divine it will turn out to be! So, plan and prepare the cake a day or two in advance, well, ‘that is if you can resist the temptation!’ Hope you will try this wonderful recipe for Mocha cake. Wishing you all Joy during the advent season, as you open your heart and homes for a beautiful Christmas. Enjoy!
Ingredients for Mocha Cake:
Flour/ Maida | : 275 gms (2 cups approx.) |
Baking Soda / Soda bicarbonate | : 1 tsp |
Powdered Sugar | : 260 gms (1 ¼ cup approx.) |
Butter | : 125 gms |
Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) | : 60 gms ( ½ cup) |
Instant Coffee Powder | : 2 tsp |
Hot Water | : ½ cup |
Rum | : ¼ cup + 2 tbsp |
Eggs | : 3 nos. |
Vanilla Essence | : 1 tsp |
Thick Curd | : ½ cup |
Sugary Rum Syrup | : ½ cup ( Sugar syrup – ½ cup + Rum) |
Ingredients for Coffee Buttercream
Sugar | : 200 gms |
Instant Coffee powder | : ¼ tsp or less |
Butter | : 75 gms |
Vanilla Essence | : few drops |
Milk | : 2 tsp |
Method:
Grease two 7 inch round tins and line it with butter paper, then again, grease, dust and keep ready. Mix Hot water with Cocoa and Coffee Powder without any lumps. When it cools down, add ¼ cup Rum and mix well. Keep aside.
Beat the butter and powdered sugar till fluffy. Separate egg yolk and white. Add the yolk to the Butter mix one at a time and beat well. Mix in Vanilla essence and add Mocha Rum Mix little by little and combine well.
Preheat the oven to 170oC. Sieve the flour and Baking Soda together three times. Beat the curd and add little to the batter and gently fold in. Add little flour and fold in. Now, add the curd alternately with flour. Lastly, beat the egg white till stiff and combine well.
Pour the batter to the greased tin and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes and change the temperature to 160oC and continue baking for another 20 – 25 minutes or till the inserted toothpick comes out with dry crumbs. Let it cool completely.
For preparing Sugar Rum Syrup, mix ¼ cup Sugar with ¼ cup water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes and allow to cool slightly. Mix with 2 tbsp Rum when it is warm. Keep aside. Invert the cake to a cake board and cut horizontally into two even layers. Poke both the surface of the cake with a needle/ Tooth Pick. Now drizzle the sugary Rum syrup all over the surface (inner) of the cake, very slowly and allow the syrup to seep through the holes. Mix the ingredients for Coffee Butter cream to make a smooth cream. Spread it evenly over the cake and cover with the other half. Again, spread the Coffee Butter Cream all over the cake and the sides to cover it well.
Decorate with Chocolate Ganache and chocolate sprinkles. As I had mentioned earlier, Mocha Rum Cake is best enjoyed after a day or two, as the rich flavours develop over time and the Rum acts as a preservative and keep it incredibly moist. Well, wishing you solid rock resistance against temptations! Enjoy!
Tips:
- Any good quality instant coffee can be used for this Mocha Cake recipe. I used Nescafe.
- Sieve flour and baking soda together for two to three times.
- Rum should be mixed with Mocha mix after it cools down.
- Use a spatula or wooden spoon to fold the flour and curd to the chocolate batter to avoid over mixing.
- Egg whites should be beaten till stiff. Gently fold in to the batter.
- Bake at 170oC for the first 15 minutes and reduce the temperature to 160oC and bake till done. This is to avoid cracking of the top.
- Wait till the cake is cooled completely before cutting.
- Make holes on the cake with a needle or Tooth Pick to allow the rum syrup to seep in. Drizzle the Rum Syrup very slowly to ensure even soaking.
- Coffee Buttercream is the perfect frosting for Mocha cake. I have tried with whipped cream as well but recommend Coffee Butter Cream for better taste.
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