Moist Mocha Cake

I was in a dilemma about what to cook for my cousin's kenduri...... but I eventually decided that it would be nice to have a Coffee Cake to go with the teh tarik they might serve there. At the last minute, I couldn't resist throwing in some cocoa powder in the batter to make it a Mocha Cake instead!!! Aaaaah.....my weakness!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs

Ingredients to sieve together:

1. 1 1/2 cups plain flour
2. 1/4 tsp baking powder
3. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Ingredients to dilute & mix together:

• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 tbsp instant coffee
• 3/4 cup boiling water

Method:
1. Cream the butter & sugar till white and fluffy.
2. Put in the eggs, one at a time.
3. Fold in the flour, alternately with the cocoa & coffee mixture.....beginning and ending with flour.
4. Pour into a 12" greased cake tin. Put in a preheated 180º C oven for about 1 hour 25 minutes.
5. Allow to cook on a wire rack.
6. When cool, spread the icing over the cake. Decorate as desired.


Mocha Fudge Icing:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar

Method for Icing:
1. Melt the butter, milk, coffee powder & cocoa powder in a pan.
2. Remove from flame & allow to cool.
3. Add the icing sugar & beat till smooth & shiny.
4. Spread over cake.