Mocha Yogurt Loaf Food

MOIST MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Arrange rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch cake pan with cooking spray and set aside.
• Whisk together flours, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl, then sift ingredients through a fine mesh strainer.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter and oil. Add eggs and egg whites and whisk to incorporate. Fold in yogurt, vanilla, sugar and dissolved espresso powder. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 90 seconds or over a double boiler. Fold chocolate into batter.
• Gradually add sifted dry ingredients and stir until just incorporated; do not overbeat. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until cake has risen nicely and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• While cake is cooling, make the frosting:
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until soft and creamy. Spread frosting evenly over cake and cut into squares. Finely grate one small square of chocolate. Sprinkle the chocolate shavings over the cake.

COFFEE SWIRL YOGURT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in flour mixture alternately with yogurt, beating until smooth after each addition.
• Remove 1 cup of the batter; stir in dry coffee. Pour half of the plain batter into pan. Drop coffee batter by spoonfuls onto batter in pan. Add remaining plain batter. Swirl batters deeply with handle of wooden spoon for marbled design.
• Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.
• Measure flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, eggs, buttermilk, baking powder, soda, and salt into a mixing bowl. Dissolve instant coffee in hot water, and add to mixing bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes until smooth; batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto racks to cool completely.
• Frost cooled cake with Coffee Icing. After frosting, melt some semisweet chocolate baking squares or chips in a double boiler. Drizzle chocolate around top outside edges letting it run down sides, or over top of cake.

MOCHA LOAF

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks in a bowl. Reserve eggs whites.
• Heat milk, egg yolks, 1/4 cup sugar, gelatin, instant coffee, and salt over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Chill until gelatin mixture is thickened to the consistency of unbeaten egg whites, about 1 hour.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, continuing to beat until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds. Fold gelatin mixture into egg whites.
• Beat heavy cream in another until stiff peaks form. Fold egg white-gelatin mixture into whipped cream until evenly blended.
• Line a loaf pan with waxed paper.
• Spread about 1/4 the cream mixture into prepared loaf pan. Layer about 7 wafers over cream mixture. Repeat layers, ending with the cream mixture. Cover and refrigerate until set, about 3 hours.

MOCHA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, coffee granules, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs, sour cream and butter until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

FROZEN MOCHA CHEESECAKE LOAF

Steps:

• Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with heavy-duty foil. In a small bowl, combine cookie crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto the bottom and 1-1/2 in. up the sides of prepared pan. , In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add milk and vanilla; mix well. Fold in whipped cream. Spoon half of the mixture into another bowl and set aside. Dissolve coffee granules in hot water; fold into remaining cream cheese mixture. Fold in chocolate syrup. , Spoon half of the chocolate mixture over crust. Top with half of the reserved cream cheese mixture. Repeat layers (pan will be full). Freeze, uncovered, for 6 hours or until set. Cover and freeze until serving. Use foil to lift out of pan; cut into slices.

MOCHA FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter the inside of a 12-to 14-cup Bundt pan with 2 teaspoons softened butter.
• Into a mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Put egg whites and 1/4 cup sugar into a food processor outfitted with the metal blade. Process about 8 seconds. With the machine running, add 2 tablespoons warm water through the feed tube. Process 2 minutes or until the mixture is thick and holds its shape. Scrape the mixture into a 1-quart mixing bowl.
• Add egg yolks, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the cocoa and coffee powder to the processor (do not wash it first). Process for 1 minute. Add butter, then process for 1 minute, stopping the machine occasionally to scrape down the bowl. Add vanilla and yogurt and process about 5 seconds.
• Add flour mixture and pulse just until it is almost totally incorporated. Do not overprocess.
• Scrape in the egg white mixture. Pulse 2 or 3 times or until egg whites are almost, but not totally, blended.
• Pour and scrape the mixture into the buttered pan. Bake 35 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan 10 minutes.
• Invert cake onto a wire rack and remove from the pan. Let cool completely. Frost with mocha frosting.

MOCHA YOGURT COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, nuts, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and coffee crystals; set aside.
• In a mixer bowl, beat butter on medium speed of an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Add the sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add Bisquick and yogurt alternately to beaten mixture, stirring just until combined.
• Spoon about half of the batter into a greased 8-inch square baking pan. Sprinkle nut mixture on top. Spoon remaining batter over all. With a narrow spatula, swirl to marble. Bake in a 350°F oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until done. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Dust lightly with powdered sugar.

MOCHA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Butter and flour three 9-inch cake pans. I highly recommend using cake strips for a more even bake.
• Sift together the dry ingredients (including the sugar) into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
• Whisk to combine then mix on level 2 for two minutes.
• Distribute batter evenly to the three pans and bake for about 35-40 minutes at 350F or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I recommend rotating the pans halfway through the bake.
• Allow time to cool for 5 minutes, then invert onto wire racks to cool fully.
• Sift the confectioners' sugar, salt, cocoa and espresso powder into a bowl.
• Whip the butter for about 5 minutes using a paddle attachment (in a standing mixer).
• Beat in the sugar mixture slowly.
• Add vanilla and drizzle in the cream while beating until desired consistency is reached. If the you want the buttercream to have a stronger espresso taste, add as much as you would like!
• Warm the cream and pour over the chocolate. Set aside for a few minutes and whisk together. If there's a few bits of unmelted chocolate just microwave it for 10 seconds on half power and whisk again.
• Pipe buttercream on the first layer, add a swirl of the ganache then a sprinkle of chopped espresso beans.
• Add the second layer on and repeat the process.
• Add third layer on and cover cake with buttercream. Smooth using an offset spatula.
• Drizzle ganache on top of cake, smooth the top and allow to set.
• Pipe dollops of buttercream on the edge using a large closed star tip.
• Top each dollop with a chocolate covered espresso bean.

MOCHA-YOGURT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan, and line it with waxed paper.
• Sift the flour and dry ingredients into a medium bowl and set aside.
• Blend the egg whites in a large bowl until foamy, and blend in the cream of tartar. Gradually add 1/4 cup of sugar, beating until the whites are stiff and glossy. Set aside.
• Combine 3/4 cup sugar, butter, yolks, and coffee granules in a large bowl and beat at medium speed until fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low. Add the flour, yogurt, and coffee alternately to the egg yolk mixture, beating until blended after each.
• Stir in 1/3 of the egg whites. Fold in the remaining egg whites and optional pecans.
• Put the batter in the pan, smoothing the top. Bake for about one hour, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing.