Chococcino cake

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• jdymond

  31 March 2011

  jdymond rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this twice for work this month for big birthdays and will be making it again for Mothers day this weekend. This is without a doubt the most popular cake I have ever made! Read the tips before hand and added the coffee one tsp at a time (tasting between!) to get the right taste & consistency - about 4 tsp for one tub of mascarpone. 1.5 tubs is about the right amount of filling (the rest goes in http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4251/chicken-cacciatore). The last one also had some tia maria in the mascarpone too - very yummy indeed.

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• ChocolateLover

  04 April 2011

  ChocolateLover commented on this recipe

  The other recipe mentioned is straight underneath the blue search box on the right hand side of the page, looks like a delicious recipe, will try it soon. ChocolateLover :)

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• itskath35

  07 April 2011

  itskath35 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made these as individual cakes and they were absolutely fabulous. Will definitely be making them again!

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• Harriet

  18 April 2011

  Harriet commented on this recipe

  Wow! Totally gorgeous cake, will definitely be making this again!!

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• Glynis

  25 April 2011

  Glynis commented on this recipe

  I've got to say that this is truly one of the best cakes I have ever made! The sponge texture was perfect, and the whole cake just so moreish. Will definately be baking another.....soon!

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• MamaGoose

  28 April 2011

  MamaGoose rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake is delicious! I modified the ingredients a little to make it a bit lighter and only used 160 g of butter and sugar and only 3 eggs. Also I used 250g of mascarpone and 200mls of whipping cream as this makes the icing a bit fluffier and a bit less calorific as well. I also drenched the sponge in a bit of rum. It turned out so well. Fast, pretty and delicious!!!!

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• Carrot Cake

  19 May 2011

  Carrot Cake rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I´ve made this for my parent's Silver Weddings and was simply delicious. Love it! Lots of loves from Spain.

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• tiggerted

  30 May 2011

  tiggerted rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I cooked this with my 11 year little sister. The sponge didn't rise which was disappointing. Was it because I used the wrong cocoa? Any tips anyone? The coffee quantities were too much and made mascarpone runny with a very strong coffee taste. I had to add icing sugar and place it in the fridge to thicken it slightly. Having refrained from chucking it in the bin, we went on with applying the filling. Despite a messy appearance, the cake tasted good went down very well with the family. We will definately try this again, with less coffee [maybe 1/2 tbsp] and hopefully, once I know how, I lighter sponge.

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• Lou

  31 May 2011

  Lou commented on this recipe

  I made this cake for my husbands birthday and he loved it! The marscapone cream was a bit runny, so i whisked it for a while on my food mixer and it came out perfect. Also i found it easier to melt the sugar in the hot coffee so it melted. Yum Yum!!

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• i don't want a name

  07 June 2011

  i don't want a name rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Unlike some other comments I actually find the sponge too dense. I wonder if it was because I used strong flour instead. But it is very chocolaty. Tastes good. So I changed the cake to 2 single layered sponge with icing poured on top instead.

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• Bonnie

  19 June 2011

  Bonnie commented on this recipe

  my marcapone topping was too runny....... any suggestions?

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• Monica

  06 August 2011

  Monica commented on this recipe

  I wish people would read before complaining.... Barney says make the sponge as described in the 'goes well with' recipe. If you look to the right of the page, there is a photo of a sponge cake and it Says �goes well with� above it�.how hard is it????? Anyway I intend to make this cake for a friend this week so appreciate other people's comments.

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• Nipper1234

  11 October 2011

  Nipper1234 commented on this recipe

  I made this for a chap at work for his birthday! everyone absolutely loved it!! and it got eaten very quickly, should of perphaps made a bigger one.. I did the topping and filling without adding coffee as i dont' much care for it and everyone else agreed!!! delcious cake!!

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• josey.wales

  23 October 2011

  josey.wales rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i love this recipe, made it a couple of times now, though i do find 4 tbsp of coffe a little much and i'm a coffee lover !!

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• itsame

  10 December 2011

  itsame rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious cake. Next time I would add some chocolate chunks and cranberries to the sponge mix to give it a bit more texture. Very light and fluffy though. I would heed the warnings around adding the coffee. I mixed tablespoons of water and coffee but was just very careful to add a little at a time to the mascarpone and taste as I added - it is very easy to make it too bitter. You could add a little icing sugar to sweeten if the coffee flavour does get too intense. Overall with the taste of the sponge the sweetness of the chocolate did balance it out. Walnuts or pistachio nut would also work well : ) Good reliable and quick tasty recipe.

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• jellycat

  13 December 2011

  jellycat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this is a fab cake, I made it go round 10 of us quite easily but I did serve it up at the end of a big lunch, it went down a treat, would definately make this again, very easy. I did have to add a bit of milk to my batter as I found it was very thick and not quite a normal cake consistancy. Delicious!

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• susannahgrammar

  29 January 2012

  susannahgrammar rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I only gave this 3 stars because of difficulties with the recipe - as a number of other users have reported, although I think the individual flavours are lovely. I also had a problem with very runny marscapone - is it because the coffee was hot when I added it? I felt stupid afterwards, but then again it does not state in the recipe that it should be chilled first. I also question the amount of coffee as many other readers have and wonder if this didn't add to the runniness. The end flavour is fine, I just have to wait to ice the cake now til the shops open tomorrow and I can get more marscapone - disappointing!

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• mamachef

  26 February 2012

  mamachef commented on this recipe

  A lovely cake! Made it as a birthday cake and was gone within 24hours, a real hit! And the coffee mascarpone topping is delicious, though i did reduce the coffee a little so it was not too over-powering. ill definately make this again and soon!

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• Cocojo

  28 February 2012

  Cocojo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum! Yum! Yum! Took the advise of the others and added the coffee flavouring slowly so not to add too much to the mascarpone. Everyone loved it!

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• Ruthy1972

  29 April 2012

  Ruthy1972 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake is very rich and very moreish! I think next time I make it I will use slightly less mascarpone as there was a lot but well worth making and very easy to do.

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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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Cuts into 8 slices

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 25 mins

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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

Per serving

805 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 64.0g, fat 59.0 g, saturated fat 35.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 46.0g, salt 1.07 g

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