Shelly's Recipe

CAPPUCCINO CAKE WITH MOCHA FROSTING

Category: Cakes

1 pkg white cake mix
1/4 cup instant cappuccino coffee powder
1 tbsp vegetable oil
3 egg whites
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
4 tbsp milk
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp instant coffee powder
1 cup hot water

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 (9 inch ) cake pans. In a large bowl, combine cake mix and 1/4 cup cappuccino. Pour in 1 1/4 cups water, 3 egg whites and 1 tbsp oil. Mix well, then pour batter into prepared pans. Bake according to package directions until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks and cool completely.

To make the Mocha Frosting: In a large bowl, combine shortening with vanilla. Blend in half of the confectioners sugar. Blend in 2 tbsp milk. Repeat with remaining confectioners sugar and 2 tbsp milk. Mix in approximately half of the cocoa. Dissolve the 1 tbsp instant coffee into 1 cup of hot water. While still warm, pour two tbsp of the coffee into the frosting mixture. Mix in remaining cocoa. Add coffee mixture, a tbsp at a time, until desired consistency is achieved. Fill and frost cake.