Mocha Swirl Cake

I am visiting with a friend today and I was always taught you never show up empty handed.  So with that in mind, I made us a wonderful mocha swirl cake.  It has two of the best things one could ask for, especially in the morning – coffee and chocolate.   This will brighten everyone’s day.

Mocha Swirl Cake

1 heaping tsp instant coffee

1 TBSP boiling hot water

3/4 cup mascarpone cheese

1 stick softened butter

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 2/3 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

2 TBSP cocoa powder

Mix the coffee with the water and set aside.  Mix all the other ingredients together except the cocoa powder and vanilla.  Separate the mixture into half.  Add cocoa powder and coffee mixture to half and add the vanilla to the other half.   Alternate spoonfuls of mixtures into a prepared baking loaf pan.  Once all the batter is in the pan, lightly drag around a butter knife through the batters to swirl the batters together.  Bake at 350*F for 1 hour.  Cool  completely before adding the icing.

 

Mocha Icing

1 heaping tsp instant coffee

1-2 heaping TBSP mascarpone cheese

I added some shaved chocolate and a few mini chocolate chips on top.  Enjoy with friends and a good cup of Joe and you will be all set for the day.