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Easy Mocha Cake
Ingredients:
1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2/3 cup milk
Mocha Chocolate Frosting
Shaved chocolate, optional
Directions:
1. Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper and spray again with cooking spray; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350º F (180º C).
3. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
4. Beat butter and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
5. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and lemon zest and beat well after addition.
6. On low speed, beat in a third of flour mixture followed by half of milk. Repeat additions, ending with flour mixture, until well mixed.
7. Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes or until a cake tester (or wooden pick) inserted into the centre comes out clean.
8. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack, about 45 minutes.
9. Fill and frost cake with Mocha Chocolate Frosting. Decorate with shaved chocolate, if using.
10. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours for best taste.
Makes 12 to 16 servings.
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