Cappuccino Cake

Cappuccino Cake

Tags: Cakes, Dessert/Sweets

  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 35 min
  • Ready Time: 120 min
  • Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

  • Pillsbury® Baking Spray with Flour

CAKE

  • 2 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
  • OR 1/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 1 tbsp. plus 1 1/2 teaspoons Medaglia D'Oro® Instant Espresso Coffee
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 4 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted

FROSTING

  • 1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • OR 1/3 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons Medaglia D'Oro® Instant Espresso Coffee
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted

Preparation Directions

  • HEAT oven to 350ºF. Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
  • COMBINE flour, sugar, coffee granules, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add water, sour cream, shortening and vanilla. Beat at low speed 1 minute.
  • ADD eggs and melted chocolate; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.
  • BAKE 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on cooling rack.

FROSTING

  • BEAT cream cheese and shortening at low speed until blended. Add powdered sugar, milk, coffee granules, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat until blended.
  • ADD melted chocolate. Beat at high speed 2 minutes. Frost cake.

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Serving Size (1 slice, 1/12 of cake), Calories 530 (Calories from Fat 190), Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 9g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 50mg, Sodium 350mg, Total Carbohydrate 81g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 59g), Protein 6g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 15%.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.