Chocolate Cake with Mocha Icing

Last Sunday my family made a wonderful homemade chocolate cake with wonderful mocha icing! It was divine and I wanted to share the recipe! 

You can use any desired chocolate cake recipe. Here is the one my family used:

Chocolate Cake:

 2c all purpose flour               

1 1/2 cup sugar                   

3/4 c cocoa powder            

1 t baking soda                

1/2 t baking powder          

1/4 t salt                   

1 1/2 sticks butter, softened        

3 large eggs  

1 cup water               

1 1/2 t. vanilla 

1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2, 8 inch round cake pans. I like to cut partchment paper to fit the bottom of my pans and lay that down before I grease and flour.

2. For the cake:  Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  When smooth add dry ingredients and water.  Beat for 3 minutes and divide batter evenly between the 2 pans.

Bake the cakes for 25-30 minutes and let them cool for about an hour before frosting! 

Butter Cream Frosting:

2-stick butter, softened

1T vanilla extract

1/8 t salt

2 pounds powdered sugar

1/2 c strong brewed coffee

1/2 c cocoa powder

Garnish with cocoa powder and powdered sugar

*** Note to readers, this is not a original recipe.***