Chococcino cake

Chococcino cake

We know you all love coffee cake as much as chocolate cake, so why not combine the two?

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 8 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Ready in 40 minutes
Freezable

Sponge only

Method

  1. Heat the oven, line the tins and make the sponge as described in the 'goes well with' recipe, sifting the cocoa powder with the flour and baking powder.
  2. For the filling, beat the mascarpone and sugar together, then beat in the coffee. Use half the mix to sandwich the cakes and spread the other half over the top, swirling with the back of a spoon to make pointy curls. Finely grate the chocolate over the top, then serve.
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Tip

To make strong coffee for this recipe, dissolve 4 tbsp of instant coffee in 4 tbsp of boiling water.

Per serving

805 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 35g, fibre 2g, sugar 46g, salt 1.07 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2008.

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  • 25 June 2008

    nics commented on this recipe

    I don't see the details for the FIRST recipe as described in step one? Have I missed something?

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  • 27 June 2008

    Caroline commented on this recipe

    I carnt see it either

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  • 28 June 2008

    splosh82 commented on this recipe

    Here's the link for the first recipe. Just found it! http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6603/classic-sponge-sandwich

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  • 28 June 2008

    Bottie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this cake for my Church's Coffee morning and everyone loved it.

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  • 29 June 2008

    Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this cake for work and had to convince everyone it had not been bought. One minor point is that I used fairtrade coffee which is very strong and will use less than it says next time. A real rich winner! Perfect for the coffee/chocolate fan!

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  • 30 June 2008

    tuscanlucia commented on this recipe

    I too made this cake for work, it was very popular. I used Lavazza coffee made in an italian coffee machine, and green & black dark chocolate on top - delicious!

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  • 01 July 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I only put the mascarpone mix in the middle which was enough for me, but this is extremely good cake, the sponge mix is very light and very chocolaty. The lack of the first recipe on the page is very annoying so thankyou to splosh82 for finding it.

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  • 04 July 2008

    Gwen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this and everyone loved it. So rich and coffeeeey. I recommend this recipe for a tea time treat.

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  • 28 July 2008

    sprymidget rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for a family party, it went down very well and looked like a shop bought cake. I felt the coffee was slightly bitter but no one else complained. Will make this again.

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  • 05 August 2008

    miss_w rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    lovely cake very moist, made it for my boyfriend's mum birthday...all loved it!

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  • 12 August 2008

    Lacuna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing cake recipe. I made first time and was a clear winner with everyone. Will definitely make again very soon!

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  • 14 August 2008

    Lesley Barnes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So easy to make with great results! However I did change the quantity of coffee as 4 tablespoons inc. water was far too much! Made the marscapone far too runny and it was way too strong. I just used one tbsp and added it gradually until I got it just how I like it.

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  • 24 August 2008

    Nicki rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is the best and easiest chocolate cake I have ever made. I have made it 3 times now, once because it looked nice, second because it was so yummy the first time and recently, as a birthday cake. If you're not a great coffee lover, do not let that put you off. The coffee icing is a great subtle pairing. I used Boaters French Vanilla ground.

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  • 30 September 2008

    Erika rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this cake twice now and will be making it again very soon I'm sure. Shared it with colleagues and friends... everyone loved it and they wished for more!! So easy to make and not too rich either. Love it!

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  • 01 October 2008

    matthewcrossley rated this recipe

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  • 16 November 2008

    skellysgirl commented on this recipe

    So easy to make and tastes great... its a fav in our house

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  • 21 November 2008

    scabbyabby rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The baking time is too short by five minutes. The tip for the strong coffee should be teaspoons NOT tablespoons. These errors ruined my first attempt at this cake, which is not especially cheap. The coffee recipe makes the cream far too strong and runny. I am in a really bad mood now. Sponge is good though.

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  • 14 December 2008

    Vicky commented on this recipe

    great rich cake! I was afraid that it would remind a sponge cake a lot - but there were no such associations at all. And I also reduced coffee to 2 spoons. All my friends really enjoyed it :))))

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  • 27 January 2009

    RobynHemmings rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made this in my gcse food tech class. Was really simple to make and tasted gorgeous.

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  • 22 March 2009

    Mandy Lam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for Mother's Day and it was loved by everyone! It was so easy to make by chucking everything into the food processor! I only made half the amount of filling/icing (1 tub mascarpone, 40g caster sugar, 2 tbsp coffee in 2 tbsp water) and it was plenty. Will definitely be making this again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Cuts into 8 slices

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 mins

Ready in 40 minutes
Freezable

Sponge only

Ingredients

FOR THE SPONGE

  • 200g soft, butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 85g good-quality cocoa powder , such as Cafédirect or Green & Black's
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbsp milk

FOR THE FILLING AND ICING

  • 2 x 250g tubs mascarpone
  • 85g golden caster sugar
  • 4 tbsp very strong coffee (see tip below)
  • 50g dark chocolate , for grating
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Per serving

805 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 64g, fat 59 g, saturated fat 35g, fibre 2g, sugar 46g, salt 1.07 g

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