Coffee is definitely the solution to all my morning woes. Cake is probably the solution to ALL my woes. At least many of them! So I figured out that the best way to deal with life and its woes is to make a coffee cake. Not just any cake but a very rich, intensely coffee-ish cake. This Mocha Mud cake has been topped with Coffee Buttercream and drizzled with Mocha sauce. If you are crazy for coffee, this is your cake.

It’s Halloween tomorrow and I am just not guilty for making a creepy looking something. But everyone seems to be enjoying it and coming up with both scary and cute creations. I cannot make a single spooky treat to save my life and since I was feeling quite left out, I thought this cake was somewhat more apt to share at this time than my floral creations. Tall, dark, handsome:-) Now tell me is it freaking you out" No" Great! That was not my intention anyway. But the taste will. It is so freaking good!
 

Mocha Mud cake

Makes a 6 inch round cake
250g butter, chopped

200 g good-quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

11/4 cup freshly brewed strong coffee (or 1 tbsp instant coffee powder dissolved 11/4 cup warm water)

11/4 cup castor sugar (or more depending on the strength of the coffee you are using)

2 eggs, lightly whisked

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup plain flour
Coffee Buttercream

125 g unsalted butter, softened

1.5 cups icing sugar

2 tbsp strongly brewed coffee (or 1tsp instant coffee powder dissolved in 2 tbsp warm water an...