Cappuccino Cake

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts, pecans or walnuts
• 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix*
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup egg substitute
• 1/3 cup double-strength coffee or espresso, cooled (can use decaf)
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee powder, espresso roast (can use decaf)
• Garnish: powdered sugar and ground cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat 10-inch (12-cup) Bundt or tube pan with canola cooking spray or canola oil and sprinkle lightly with flour. Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix and cinnamon.
3. Add water, egg, egg substitute and cooled coffee. Beat with electric mixer at low speed until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.
5. Stir in instant coffee powder gently to make a swirl effect.
6. Pour batter over topping in pan.
7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
9. Remove from pan. Place cake, fluted side up, on serving plate. Cool completely.
10. Dust with powdered sugar and additional ground cinnamon if desired.

Notes

* 18.25 ounce boxes of cake mix have been replaced by 16.5 ounce and 15.25 ounce boxes. To compensate for the volume loss in a 16 ounce box, whisk 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour into the dry cake mix before proceeding with the recipe. To compensate for the volume loss in a 15.25 ounce box, add 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.

You can make 24 cappuccino cupcakes instead; just use 2 muffins pans in place of the Bundt pan and bake about 15 to 20 minutes instead of 35 to 45 minutes.

I like this made with semisweet chips and hazelnuts best.

Attribution

Posted by Marla at Recipe Goldmine 12/27/2001 5:07 pm.