Cream Cheese Mocha Cake
Ingredients
1/2 C. strong hot coffee
1/2 C. cocoa
1/2 C. butter
1 C. brown sugar
1 C. sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. sour cream
2 C. flour
3 egg whites, beaten until stiff
Frosting
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 1/2 C. confectioner’s sugar
Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2, 9-inch round cake pans. Dust pans with flour. In bowl, gradually add coffee to cocoa, stirring constantly; let stand until cool. In a separate bowl cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks; beat until batter is thick. Add coffee mixture. In small bowl, dissolve baking soda in sour cream. Alternately add sour cream mixture and flour to coffee mixture; beat well after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pans; bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack. To make frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla together in bowl until smooth. Gradually add confectioner’s sugar; beat until fluffy. Spread frosting between the layers of the cake, on the top and on the sides of the cake.
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