Chocolate Cake with Mocha Icing
2 2/3 cups sifted cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup dark brown sugar -- packed 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter -- softened 3 eggs 3/4 cup light corn syrup...
Ingredients
- 22/3 cups sifted cake flour
- 11/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1cupdark brown sugar -- packed
- 11/2 sticks unsalted butter -- softened
- 3eggs
- 3/4cuplight corn syrup
- 1tablespoonvanilla extract
Directions
- 1
2 2/3 cups sifted cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup dark brown sugar -- packed 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons instant coffee powder 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons vanilla e
- 3
Place the brown sugar in a large bowl of an electric mixer
- 4
beat on high s peed about 10 seconds to break up sugar
- 5
Add the butter and beat until the mix ture is the consistency of wet sand, about 1 minute
- 6
Beat in the eggs one at a time until well blended, about 10 seconds each time
- 7
Add the corn syrup and v anilla and beat until smooth, about 5 seconds
- 8
Beat in the cooled chocolate un til well blended and smooth, about 3-5 minutes, scraping bowl sides well