Chocolate Mexican Coffee Cake
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 cup strong coffee
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup canola oil
2 cup flour
2 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
8 oz. Cream cheese, room temperature
16 oz. powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
6 tbsp. coffee
Directions
First 4 ingredients:
In a medium pot mix all 4 ingredients and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add 22 large marshmallows, allow marshmallows to melt; stirring to mix well. Set side.
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Next 6 ingredients:
2 cup flour
2 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, soda, cinnamon, eggs, vanilla and buttermilk. Add first mixture and pour into a broiler pan or jelly roll pan which has been buttered and floured. Bake in heated oven for approximately 17 minutes. Cool and ice.
Icing:
8 oz. Cream cheese, room temperature
16 oz. powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
6 tbsp. coffee
In a food processor, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar. Next add 5 remaining ingredients. Process well. Spread icing over cooled cake. Top with pecans if desired.
