Velvet Devil's Food Layer Cake with Coffee-Part 1

Name: Velvet Devil's Food Layer Cake with Coffee-Part 1
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: cocoa powder; instant coffee, espresso; water; vanilla extract; butter; sugar; eggs; flour; baking soda; salt; instant coffee; liqueur; vanilla extract; butter; powdered sugar; eggs

Submitted by sneazy57

YIELD

1 batch

PREP

15 min

COOK

0 min

READY

15 min

Ingredients

CUP COCOA POWDER

TEASPOONS INSTANT COFFEE, ESPRESSO
or instant coffee

CUP WATER
boiling

TEASPOONS VANILLA EXTRACT

TABLESPOONS BUTTER
unsalted, softened

1 ¼

CUPS SUGAR

LARGE EGGS
room temperature

1 ¼

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

Coffee Buttercream Frosting *

TABLESPOON INSTANT COFFEE

TABLESPOON LIQUEUR
coffee flavor, such as kahlua

TABLESPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

POUND BUTTER
softened, unsalted

CUPS POWDERED SUGAR

TABLESPOONS EGGS
beaten

Directions

For the cake, adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Grease two 8×1½ round baking pans with shortening. Line pan bottoms with waxed or parchment paper; grease paper as well. Dust with flour; tap out excess.
Mix cocoa and instant coffee in small bowl; add boiling water and mix until smooth. Cool to room temperature, then stir in vanilla.
Beat butter in bowl of electric mixer set at medium-high speed (#4 on Kitchen Aid) until smooth and shiny, about 30 seconds. Gradually sprinkle in sugar; beat until mixture is fluffy and almost white, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 full minute after each addition.

See Part 2