Crowd Pleasing Mocha Chocolate Cake
A mocha chocolate cake full of decadent flavor is just what the doctor ordered. I don’t care what the diagnosis is… this cake is the remedy! Not only is it delicious, it’s easy to make.
The trick to this fantastic looking cake is a packaged cake mix. That’s what makes it so easy! Add some leftover coffee and you’re on the way to greatness.
Now, if you have a great chocolate cake from scratch recipe that you love, by all means, use that. I’m just not that good at scratch baking. No matter how hard I try. So I rely on the #ConvenienceCooking of packaged cake mixes. And let’s face it, there are some really good ones on the market.
And since I usually have at least a cup of left over coffee around the house, it’s easy for me to add some to the batter. If you don’t have left over coffee, this is your excuse to brew a pot! 
I made this mocha chocolate cake with the intention of taking it to a family gathering. Since traveling with cakes, even in your own vehicle and only 20 minutes down the road is nearly a guarantee your cake will slide off the pretty plate, I used my trusty old Tupperware cake carrier. As you can see from the picture above.
I don’t know if they still make this great carrier, but my mom had one in the 1970s and I obtained mine in the 1990s. Let me tell you, we each have used the heck out of our carriers. Turn them upside down and they make a great air tight storage container for cookies and chips and all sorts of things!
At any rate, this mocha chocolate cake was a hit. A few people even had a second slice. You know you’ve got a winning recipe when people go back for additional servings.
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Take this cake to gatherings that include coffee lovers, you’ll be the most popular person in the room! I served it with an extra drizzle (very generous drizzle, I might add) as you can see above. That probably upped the calorie count quite a bit.
If you want to top your cake with ice cream or even a light whipped cream, you’ll be making some friends.
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Mocha Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 16 oz Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- 1/4 cup Coffee Grounds
- 1/3 cup Cooking Oil
- 3 large Eggs
- 1 cup Coffee
Recipe Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or according to package directions.
- Prepare cake pan by greasing the bottom and sides with butter or spraying with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix and coffee grounds.
- Add wet ingredients: Oil, Eggs, Coffee. (use cooled to room temperature coffee, not hot)
- Mix well, pour into prepared cake pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted to cake comes out clean. Adjust according to package directions for cake pan and altitude specifics.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan, then invert to serving plate. Allow to cool completely.
- Top with icing and serve.
Approximate Nutritional Information:
Servings per Recipe: 12, Calories: 352, Fat 14g, Cholesterol: 55mg, Sodium: 299mg, CarbsL 1g, Protein: 5g.
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I love a good chocolate Cake and Mocha makes it even better. You recipe looks so yum. On my must try list. Thanks
That’s high compliments coming from a Cake Queen! Thanks Veena!
Chocolate cake is one of my son in law’s favorite dishes, with coffee a close second. I have to make this recipe for him!
Pam, Do it! There’s nothing like gaining the favors of a son in law… who knows, he might mow your lawn or something!
Your cake would certainly make me feel 100%. I do have the Tupperware carrier and it has saved me many times. I’ll be making your cake soon.
Thanks Marisa, Glad to help you out. Aren’t those Tupperware carriers treasures?
my son loves chocolate anything with chocolate he is in:_) he wil enjoy this..looks delish
Double down with a chocolate icing … he’ll really love it then!
the trick to this is making TWO cakes. So when the first disappears, you just pull out the other one. TA-DA!!!!
Kylee, You’re pretty sneaky! I love this idea!!
LOL
This cake is calling my name! A piece of this would be the perfect way to end the day. Yum!
Heather, if you plan it out properly, you can have a slice every day for a week! Just make sure you keep the cake in the fridge.
wow this cake looks so good I love chocolate and mocha cakes so for sure I will try yoru recipe soon. And that white milky lamp is just like my grandmothers you brought me so many good memories.
I love that lamp too, Adriana. It’s on my grandmother’s desk that I use for writing sometimes. Glad to share the memories with you.
Looks delicious! I’ve never made a cake with coffee grounds before, sounds like a great idea!
Try it, Kelly! if you’re a coffee love, you’ll like this cake.
This cake sounds amazing. Loving the addition of coffee in it and the fact the recipe is so simple by using a cake mix. My Mom had one of those tupperware carriers as well..
Thanks Stephanie, if your mom had one of the carriers, then you know exactly what I’m talking about – Life Saving.
This mocha chocolate cake sounds INCREDIBLE! Yum. Hope to try this recipe very soon, it would be perfect for having friends over!
Have some friends over, serve this cake, pour the coffee, it’s all good times!
MMMMMMMMM, chocolate!!!! Love the props you chose to use!!
Dene, thanks!
Ahh chocolate, a favorite anytime anywhere. no need of any excuses to enjoy a good slice of this heavenly dessert!
Chocolate – can’t go wrong … it’s the answer to all the world problems!
I’m going to need you to move closer to me so that we can share this together EVERY DAY!! Chocolate and coffee are my weakness.. they are the perfect flavor combination and when you cover that in all of that amazing icing .. how could this not be the most perfect cake on the planet???
Heather,
I’m thinking if we lived closer together, we’d share more than cake and coffee and chocolate! — Dogs, walks, beaches, just for starters!
I love chocolate cake. I bet the addition of mocha to this makes it amazing!
Kathryn,
It’s a rich, moist cake … the mocha flavor takes the chocolate over.the.top.
My mom used to have one of those cake carriers too. I don’t know what ever happened to it, but she used it for EVERYTHING whenever there wasn’t cake inside. LOL. This cake sounds delicious and is certainly worthy of a special cake carrier.
Maybe Tupperware should have marketed those carriers as “Everything Holders” LOL.
Moms the world over made it a multi functional item!
This looks so delicious that I wanna eat that sliced piece with extra drizzle!!! Coffee based cakes are my weakness and your version is definitely easier to make and please everyone in a party or a simple nosh with a cup of joe.
That extra drizzle was a bit much, you think? …NAH!
#ConvenienceCooking is what I’m all about – there’s plenty of time & place for fancy cooking – but day by day – you just need to get it done. Even with Cake.
What a great way to heighten the flavor of store bought cake box mix. Love the semi homemade recipes as they save so much time and you can also alter the flavor based on your mood. Absolutely love the drizzle on the cake.
Sandhya, I like to think of box/packages as a jumping off point for a meal. They do make life so much easier! But it doesn’t take a lot of effort to turn it into something special.
Yum! Can’t wait to make this one! By the way, Noel, your photos are beautiful!
Thanks Rachel! This cake didn’t last long…the photos are the only evidence that it existed. I’m due to make another cake soon.
Coffee grounds?? Seriously?