Title: Fruited Mocha Layer Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 1 Servings
| 2 | c | Cake flour; sifted |
| 3 | tb | Cocoa |
| 2 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | c | Butter; or shortening |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | | Egg; well beaten |
| 3/4 | c | Coffee; strong |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| FILLING & TOPPING |
| 2 | tb | Conf. sugar |
| 1 | c | Cream; whipped |
| 1/2 | c | Dates; finely cut-or raisins |
| 1/2 | c | Nut meats; broken |
Sift flour once, measure, add cocoa, baking powder and salt and sift
together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and
cream together until light and fluffy; then beat in egg. Add flour,
alternately with coffee, a small amount at a time, beating after each
addition until smooth. Add vanilla. Bake in two greased 9 inch layer pans
in moderate oven, 375 deg. F., 30 minutes. Cool. Add confectioners' sugar
to whipped cream, mixing until blended. Fold dates and nut meats into
whipped cream. Spread between layers of cake. Sift confectioners' sugar
over top of cake.