Antioxidant-Rich Mocha Delight Cake: Indulge Smart! ☕🍫
📌 Highlight the Benefits 🍴💪: Nutrient-rich ingredients like walnuts, cocoa, and yogurt promote heart health and energy. 🥗
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Impress your friends with a decadent chocolate coffee cake topped with rich coffee icing. Elevate your dessert game with this showstopper.
Ingredients for 4 people 📌:
🍯 dark brown sugar – 1/2 cup
🍇 raisins – 1/4 cup
🌰 walnuts – 1/4 cup
🍫 cocoa – 1/4 cup
🍂 cinnamon – 1 teaspoon
☕ instant coffee powder – 1 tablespoon
🧈 unsalted butter – 1/2 cup
🍚 sugar – 1/2 cup
🌼 vanilla – 1 teaspoon
🥚 eggs – 2
🌾 all-purpose flour – 1 cup
🥄 baking powder – 1 teaspoon
🥄 baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
🧂 salt – 1/4
Steps 🔥:
🍪 Combine brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, cocoa, cinnamon, and instant coffee in a bowl.
🍪 Set aside.
🍪 Cream butter in a large bowl and gradually beat in sugar until mixture is light and fluffy.
🍪 Stir in vanilla.
🍪 Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
🍪 Sift flour, baking powder, soda, and salt together twice.
🍪 Stir flour mixture, 1/3 cup at a time, into butter mixture, alternating with the yogurt.
🍪 Beat until just well mixed. Do not overmix.
🍪 Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan.
🍪 Spoon in one fourth of the batter.
🍪 Sprinkle with one third of the raisin-walnut mixture.
🍪 Repeat layering twice, ending with batter.
🍪 Bake for 1 hour at 350°F.
🍪 Cool on a rack.
🍪 Unmold coffee cake and set on a serving plate.
🍪 Frost sides and top with coffee icing.
🍪 Sprinkle with raisins and walnuts and chill until ready to serve.
🍪 For icing, mix coffee with water until completely dissolved. Cool.
🍪 Cream butter and cream cheese until light.
🍪 Gradually beat in sugar.
🍪 Beat in vanilla, orange juice, salt, and coffee mixture.
🍪 Whip until double in volume, about 4 minutes.
Total Time: 75
Enjoy!
Kitchen Must-Haves: 📦🥄🧄
1. Stand Mixer 🍰 (Best brand: KitchenAid) – For creaming butter and sugar, beating eggs, and mixing batter thoroughly.
2. Mixing Bowls 🍲 (Best brand: Pyrex) – For combining dry ingredients like brown sugar, raisins, walnuts, cocoa, cinnamon, and instant coffee.
3. Sifter 🧊 (Best brand: OXO) – For sifting flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to ensure a smooth batter texture.
4. Tube Pan or Bundt Pan 🍩 (Best brand: Nordic Ware) – For baking the coffee cake evenly and creating a decorative shape.
5. Hand Mixer 🥄 (Best brand: Cuisinart) – For making the coffee icing by creaming butter and cream cheese, and whipping in sugar and other ingredients until light and fluffy.
Chef’s FAQs: 👩🍳❓🍷
1. What gives the Antioxidant-Rich Mocha Delight Cake its rich flavor and color?
The dark brown sugar, cocoa, and instant coffee powder contribute to the delicious flavor and deep color of the cake.
2. How can I make the cream cheese frosting for this cake?
To make the cream cheese frosting, combine cream cheese, icing sugar, and a touch of orange juice until smooth and creamy.
3. Can I substitute any of the ingredients in this recipe?
You can customize this recipe by swapping walnuts for another nut, adjusting the sweetness with sugar, or using a different type of yogurt based on your preferences.
