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Café au Lait Cake

Café au Lait Cake

Ingredients:9
Servings:12

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 05/18/2016

Café au Lait Cake

Ingredients:9
Servings:12

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

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Café au Lait Cake

Prep time:20 min
Total time:4 hr 5 min
Ingredients:9
Servings:12

Café au Lait Cake

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Ingredient

1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee granules
1 1/4 cups water
1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
Vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee granules
1 tablespoon cool water
1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Milk Chocolate Frosting
1 1/2 cups Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
Chocolate-covered espresso beans, if desired

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. Dissolve 1 tablespoon coffee in 1 1/4 cups water. Make cake batter as directed on box, using coffee mixture in place of the water. Bake and cool as directed.

Step 2
Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee in 1 tablespoon cool water. Stir 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture into frosting. In medium bowl, stir together whipped topping and remaining coffee mixture; gently stir in 1/4 cup of the frosting mixture.

Step 3
On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Spread with half of the whipped topping mixture (about 3/4 cup) to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second layer, rounded side up. 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.

Recipe Tips

If the cake is served just after chilling, the espresso flavor will be mild. The flavor develops more fully as it continues to chill, and if served the next day, the flavor will be stronger.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition facts are not available for this recipe