Mocha Chocolate Jimmy Cake

Cake laced with coffee and chocolate sprinkles (jimmies) and iced with a mocha frosting is a birthday cake sure to become a tradition.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 549 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons hot brewed coffee
• 1 cup brewed strong coffee, cooled
• 1 cup chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan.

Step 2

Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until soft peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form soft mounds rather than a sharp peak.

Step 3

Beat 2 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl until creamy; add egg yolks, 1 at a time, until fully incorporated.

Step 4

Mix flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture, alternating with cooled coffee until just mixed; mix in sprinkles. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cake pull away from sides and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool cake in pan for 1/2 hour before turning onto a serving plate.

Step 6

Beat 2 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and cocoa powder together in a bowl until smooth; beat in hot coffee and vanilla extract until frosting is creamy. Spread frosting onto cooled cake.