Chocca mocca caramel cake

Chocca mocca caramel cake

A delight at any time, but especially when strewn with chocolate eggs for Easter

Difficulty and servings

Easy

10-12 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about an hour and a half

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4/fan oven 160C. Butter a 20cm/8in round cake tin and line the base with baking parchment.
  2. Measure the coffee and cocoa into a cup, add the hot water and mix to a smooth paste. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, syrup, flour, milk and cocoa paste in a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric beaters for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Break the caramel bars into sections and stir into the mixture.
  3. Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the top springs back when you press it lightly. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool.
  4. To make the icing, break up the caramel bars and put in a small pan with the butter and milk. Gently heat until smooth, stirring all the time, then remove from the heat and stir in the icing sugar (don't worry if it doesn't dissolve immediately, just keep stirring). Leave to cool until it thickens enough to leave a trail when you lift the spoon. Put the cake on a serving plate, spread the icing over the top, letting it fall softly down the sides, then leave to set.
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For an Easter treat

Before the icing sets, scatter a good handful of mini chocolate eggs over the top. Once it's set sprinkle with icing sugar.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2002.

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  • 01 May 2009

    Evenstar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

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  • 11 June 2009

    louise rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this cake earlier today and I have just had a piece and all I can say is WOW. This is one fantastic cake. I did as lots of you have and left out the coffee and it still tasted great. My children said it was lovely so it definately gets the thumbs up in the house. I will definately be making this again.

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  • 16 July 2009

    erdnuss commented on this recipe

    lovely and moist, my partner did`nt look up from his plate till it was all gone. He loves cadburys caramels, so this was a hit with him.

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  • 16 August 2009

    inger gdfd rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    such an easy & lovely moist cake, with or without the coffee :)

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  • 03 September 2009

    TimandDebs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for friends visiting and it was a hit with us all. Took longer to cook than suggested though. Include the coffee - doesn't taste of coffee but adds to the flavour. Used Sainsbury's own version of Cadbury's caramel. I put the icing in the fridge until it was spreading consistency.

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  • 01 October 2009

    mrFood commented on this recipe

    Very Easy to make, the result was a really nice cake. Don't leave out the coffee though as a lot of people seem to have done, as this really made the cake for me.

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  • 01 October 2009

    mrFood rated this recipe

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  • 06 October 2009

    Denise Destini rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this cake for work colleagues and for a friend's birthday, and they were hits!! I added the coffee and you cannot taste it that much, just a hint, will be making this cake again!!

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  • 19 February 2010

    dawnthomson rated this recipe

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  • 17 March 2010

    Raffie rated this recipe

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  • 04 May 2010

    Pinksandi commented on this recipe

    i've had this in the oven nearly an hour an a half now, followed the recipe precisely and everytime i stick a knife in, it comes out covered in cake mix. what's going on man!?

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  • 04 July 2010

    sophia rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It is a rich yummy and chocolaty cake. I baked it for my husband's birthday, and all the family members love it, even his fussy brother!

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  • 19 July 2010

    bear rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really nice, but my icing had lumps of icing sugar in, which didn't dissolve when I mixed or left it. Still tasty though.

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  • 31 July 2010

    Alex L rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very very nice indeed although the icing was slightly too runny however that was soon fixed with a bit more icing sugar. I left the coffee in even though I personally detest coffee but I couldn't taste the coffee as it blended in with the chocolate. Over all nice and moist a big hit with the family!

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  • 08 February 2011

    LauraBethMcN commented on this recipe

    I really want to try this cake but I am just wondering what chocolate caramel bars to use? It looks so delicious!

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  • 03 March 2011

    vicki_wyatt rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this cake today!! Absoultley lovely!!!

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  • 11 March 2011

    deedeemomo commented on this recipe

    I always leave out the coffee too, and add an extra spoon of cocoa. Huge hit in this house and the most popular birthday cake request. A family fave as well as a good one to impress friends!

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  • 23 March 2011

    Ashmay89 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this cake for both my Mam and Dads birthday last week. Was easy and really tasty. Will make again!

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  • 07 April 2011

    Chaconia commented on this recipe

    Made this today for my son's birthday as he wanted Nigella's butterscotch cake and this looked like an easier alternative! It came out well but bearing in mind the comments already made I made the following changes which I would do again: 1. I used a softer coffee/chocolate paste by doubling the amount of hot water 2. I reduced the sugar to 150 g 3. I added 1 tsp baking powder to the flour 3. I used 80 g caramel bars in the cake and chopped each segment into 3 and I also used 80 g in the icing (with 40 g butter and 80 g icing sugar). 4. I added slightly more milk -- as I don't like a dry cake. The cake came out well -- it was certainly sweet enough and more sugar/caramel would have made it a bit sickly I think. It was still quite dense -- so I think the baking powder was needed. I found the icing a little stiff and would add more milk next time -- perhaps evaporated milk would be good. We all liked the cake very much and served it with creme fraiche.

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  • 25 April 2011

    Nadiya commented on this recipe

    Very yummy and flavorful cake.those who didn't used the coffee they enjoyed only half taste but those who really love mocca flavor,must follow the exact recipe and caramel bars pieces inside the cake make this cake magical same is topping.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

10-12 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about an hour and a half

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp instant coffee granules/powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp hot water
  • 175g softened butter
  • 175g golden caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp golden syrup
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 0 2 x 50g/2 x 2oz chocolate caramel bars

FOR THE ICING

  • 100g chocolate caramel bars
  • 50g butter
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 100g icing sugar , sifted
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