Mocha cake Filipino recipe is a special dessert dish having traditional Filipino origins. The specialty of this cake is that the flavor is unique and different from generic western dessert cakes. Nonetheless, the steps are easy to follow. It is a delight to bake as well.
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How to make a mocha cake?
The dish is also known as the mocha cake goldilocks. It is quite a fitting name for this recipe. It is a perfect blend of fluffy and soft cake with amazing mocha cake mix frosting.
Let us follow through with this recipe and see how to bake this delicious cake.
Ingredients that you will need are:
For the cake:
Two cups of flour
One teaspoon of sea salt
One and a half cups of white granulated sugar
Three teaspoons of baking powder
Two tablespoons of instant coffee
Two tablespoons of cocoa
Half a cup of vegetable oil
3/4th of a cup of water
Eight eggs
One teaspoon of cream of tartar
For the icing:
One cup of butter
One tablespoon of instant coffee
One tablespoon of cocoa powder
One cup of chilled whipping cream
One cup of powdered sugar
Method of Preparing Mocha Cake Mix Step by Step:
The cake:
Step 1: In the mixer bowl, pour the flour, cocoa powder, and salt, one cup of sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and instant coffee.
Step 2: Pour the oil and water in and start mixing with the electric mixer. The speed should be medium-low. Keep mixing this goldilocks recipe for about 3 minutes.
Step 3: Separate the egg yolks and whites. Add the egg yolks into the cake batter mix gradually. When all the eggs are in, the blend should be really smooth.
Step 4: Beat the egg whites and the cream of tartar until it forms frothy and glossy.
Step 5: Mix the frothy mixture with the cake batter with a rubber/silicone spatula, fold the mixtures into each other so those slowly incorporate well. This will really bring out the goldilocks cake flavor.
Step 6: Line this final mixture into a baking pan, bake for 25-35 minutes.
Step 7: When the cake is done, cool it on a cooling rack.
The icing:
Step 1: Beat the butter for about 3 minutes until it becomes soft and frothy.
Step 2: Pour the Cocoa powder, instant coffee, and cream to keep beating with the electronic beater. Keep adding the powdered sugar gradually as you keep beating the mixture.
Step 3: Keep beating until the mixture is fluffy and smooth.
Final step:
Slice the cake horizontally and decorate with the icing. Freeze to set to your desired temperature. Serve and enjoy!
Conclusion
Here you go. The Filipino mocha cake will surely fulfill your appetite for sweet cravings of all filipino cake recipes. If you are a sweet tooth, this recipe is definitely a great one to follow and prepare. It is a waste to wait around, so get baking now!
