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Café au Lait Cake




Source of Recipe


debbie






Recipe Introduction


Enjoy your java by the forkful! This cool and delicious chocolate dessert features the popular coffee flavor found at coffee shops everywhere!






List of Ingredients



• 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee (dry)
  
• 1 1/3 cups water
  
• 1 package Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® chocolate cake mix
  
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee (dry)
  
• 1 tablespoon cool water
  
• 1 tub Betty Crocker® Whipped milk chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
  
• 1 1/2 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping
  
• Chocolate-covered espresso beans, if desired
  






Instructions



1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottoms only of 2 round pans, 8x1 1/2 or 9x1 1/2 inches.
   
   
2. Dissolve 1 tablespoon coffee in 1 1/3 cups water. Beat coffee mixture, cake mix, oil and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pans.
   
   
3. Bake 8-inch rounds 33 to 38 minutes, 9-inch rounds 28 to 33 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to
   wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
   
   
4. Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee in 1 tablespoon cool water. Stir 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture into frosting. Mix whipped topping and remaining coffee mixture in medium bowl; gently stir in 1/4 cup of the
   frosting mixture.
   
   
5. Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with half of the whipped topping mixture (about 3/4 cup) to within 1/4 inch of edge. Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Pipe remaining whipped topping mixture around top of cake. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled. Garnish top of cake with espresso beans. Store covered in refrigerator.
   
   






Final Comments


Makes 12 to 16 servings

Tip: Cakes will cut better when about frozen. It will slice thin and without a lot of crumbs.