Fruited Mocha Layer Cake

3 hours Prep: 45 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

262 calories per serving view nutrition facts

12 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	cups	cake flour
3	tablespoons	cocoa powder
2 1/4	teaspoons	salt
1/2	cup	butter	or shortening
1	cup	sugar
1	each	egg	well beaten
3/4	cup	coffee	strong
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Filling and topping
2	tablespoons	powdered sugar
1	cup	whipped cream
1/2	cup	dates	finely cut, or raisins
1/2	cup	nut meats	broken

Directions

Sift flour once, measure, add cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift together three times.

Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy; then beat in egg.

Add flour, alternately with coffee, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.

Add vanilla.

Bake in two greased 9 inch layer pans in moderate oven, 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Cool.

Add confectioners' sugar to whipped cream, mixing until blended.

Fold dates and nut meats into whipped cream.

Spread between layers of cake.

Sift confectioners' sugar over top of cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 84g

Amount per Serving

Calories 262 33% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.0g	15%
Saturated Fat 6.0g	29%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 40mg	13%
Sodium 509mg	21%
Total Carbohydrate 43.0g	14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	6%
Sugars 23.0g
Protein 3.0g	6%

Vitamin A	6%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	2%		Iron	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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