Mocha Cake
A genoise cake moistened with coffee syrup and layered with coffee buttercream.
Ingredients
Genoise cake (cut into three or four layers)
Buttercream (flavored with coffee)
Dessert syrup (flavored with coffee or coffee liqueur)
Sliced almonds (toasted, sliced (optional))
Instructions
1
Assembly
Moisten the cake layers with syrup, fill with buttercream, and stack neatly.
2
Frosting
Smoothly frost the top and sides with buttercream.
3
Decoration
Decorate as desired using a piping bag filled with extra buttercream. Press toasted sliced almonds onto the sides if using.
