# Coffee Chocolate Cake

A fluffy and delicious three-layer chocolate coffee cake with creamy coffee frosting.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cup black coffee
- 2 tsp instant coffee
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.66 cup dark brown sugar
- 0.5 cup unsweetened dutch processed cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp unsweetened dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.75 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream 14-18%, room temperature
- 2 tbsp sour cream 14-18%, room temperature
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.75 cup butter room temperature
- 5.5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp black coffee cooled down to room temperature
- 0.5 tbsp black coffee cooled down to room temperature
- 1 tbsp instant espresso powder

## Instructions

1. Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl.
2. Combine the wet ingredients in another bowl.
3. Combine the dry and wet mixtures.
4. Pour the mixture into lined baking pans.
5. Bake the cakes in the oven.
6. Let the cakes cool.
7. Prepare the coffee frosting by combining coffee, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and espresso powder, then mixing with butter until creamy and fluffy.
8. Level out each cake layer using a knife.
9. Spread frosting between cake layers and stack them.
10. Frost the entire cake.
11. Decorate with coffee beans.
12. Cut and serve the cake.

## Equipment

- glass bowl
- whisk
- mixing bowl
- baking pans
- oven
- stand mixer
- spatula
- knife
- cake stand

## Tips

- This is the perfect balance of coffee and chocolate.
- It's fluffy and light.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHyQu94/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fbce8257-9412-4212-87de-13919180c9ca
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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