Von Bryan Mountaintop Inn

Sevierville, Tennessee

Specialty Recipe

Moist Java Cake

This cake travels well and is especially good served warm.

Ingredients - Cake

2 cups plain flour

2 eggs

1 cup hot brewed coffee

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Ingredients - Java Frosting:

3 cups powdered sugar

3 Tablespoons hot coffee

3 Tablespoons cocoa

3 Tablespoons butter, softened

3 Tablespoons Kahlua or 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cake: Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder; add remaining ingredients. Pour into greased and floured 8 x 10-inch pan or two round 8-inch pans. Batter will be thin. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done.

Java Frosting: Mix to spreading consistency, adding small amounts of coffee or sugar as needed.

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