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Excellent Mocha Cake
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 21 Minutes
Servings: 12
This is a favorite of my older brother, who requests it each year as his birthday cake . I got this recipe from my Mom - who calls it John's Mocha Cake , after my brother. I have to admit, the recipe for the frosting put me off a bit..but once you taste it, you'll quickly get over all that shortening that went in there!
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup crisco shortening
5 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups crisco shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coffee (cold)
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Directions:
1. Cake:.
2. Grease Tube Pan.
3. Preheat oven to 325°F.
4. Cream Together 2 Cups of Sugar and 1 Cup of Shortening. Add 5 Eggs, one at the time, while mixing.
5. Sift together 2 1/2 Cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar, shortening and egg mixture - alternating with 1 cup of milk while mixing.
7. Bake for 1 Hour and 15 minutes. Cool and remove from pan.
8. Frosting:.
9. Beat all ingredients on high speed until consistency of whipped cream. Frost cake and refrigerate.
10. Keep refrigerated until ready for serving.
By RecipeOfHealth.com