Frosted Chococcino Loaf Cake

chococcino-cake

Chocolate and coffee are literally my two favourite flavours and so this cake is a real treat for me!

Ingredients for the cake:

120g unsalted butter
80g Hot Chocolate
2 Tablespoons Instant Coffee
2 Tablespoons Boiling Water
2 Tablespoons milk
200g caster sugar
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
150g self raising flour

Ingredients for the frosting:

250g mascarpone
40g light brown sugar
1 Tablespoon Instant Coffee
1 Tablespoon boiling water
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sifted Hot Chocolate to decorate

You will need a 2lb loaf tin

Method:

  1. Preheat your oven to 170.
  2. Grease and line your 2lb loaf tin.
  3. In a large saucepan melt the butter.
  4. Once melted, remove from the heat and add in the Hot Chocolate powder.
  5. In a cup, mix together the Instant Coffee with the boiling water and milk until all of the granules have dissolved.
  6. Pour the coffee mixture into the saucepan with the butter and hot chocolate. Stir and set aside.
  7. Using an electric mixer, beat together the eggs and sugar until well mixed.
  8. Pour in the contents of the saucepan to the eggs and sugar and carefully mix.
  9. Add in the flour and pinch of salt in two additions.
  10. Stop mixing as soon as the mixture has come together.
  11. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake in the centre of your oven for 40-50 minutes. Check the cake after 40 minutes though. A skewer inserted into the centre of the cake should come out clean.
  12. Remove the cake from the tin after about 10 minutes and leave it to cool on a wire rack.

Once the cake is cool you can make frosting.

  1.  In a cup, mix together the Instant Coffee with the boiling water and milk until all of the granules have dissolved.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together the mascarpone and sugar.
  3. Gradually add in the coffee mixture, beating well so that it is completely mixed in.
  4. Finally add in the vanilla and mix well.
  5. Spread the frosting on top of the cooled loaf cake.
  6. Decorate with sifted Hot Chocolate.