No Bowl Mocha Snack Cake Recipe - Smells Like Home (2024)

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Mocha Snack Cake is an amazingly simple cake recipe to make! You don’t even need a bowl for this cake! See what you’ll need to make this fab cake with a luscious mocha frosting.

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If you had asked me a couple years ago, I would have told you that I only drink coffee a couple times a week.

These days, it’s an every day sort of thing. And more often than not, it’s an iced vanilla latte or a hot latte.

I refuse to call it an addiction because I can, if I’m forced to by a mile-long drive-thru line that I refuse to wait in, go without my morning cup and still feel ok.

But when it comes to coffee in my cake, there’s no way I can pass it up.

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And when that cake is made by hand, and without a bowl – yes, without a bowl – get the heck out of my way! I about passed out (a forehead slap definitely happened) when I saw this no-bowl cake technique pop up on The Cake Essentials DVD I watched over the weekend.

My friends at The King Arthur Baking Company were kind enough to send me a copy of this DVD along with a few other goodies and asked me to make a cake inspired by the DVD.

How to Make a Cake Without a Bowl

I made this double mocha snack cake – double, as in mocha cake and mocha frosting – using a stir-together techniquedirectly in the cake pan.

That’s right! No bowls, stand mixers, or hand mixers are needed to make this cake! What a wonderful concept!

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So in essence, making this mocha cake happened almost faster than it takes to get a non-fat vanilla latte at Starbucks.

If a from-scratch cake can be popped in the oven in under 7 minutes without any bowls or beaters to clean up, I am ALL IN.

What Is Snack Cake?

Snack cake is a simple single layer cake that can be cut into squares for serving.

It’s the kind of cake that doesn’t necessarily need frosting; powdered sugar dusted on top of this cake would have been lovely here. But really, it’s cake.

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I would risk sleeping in another room if I served Kyle cake without frosting. And I’m only sort of kidding!

The mocha frosting I made for this cake is worthy of its own post and perhaps it will land there in the future but I had to share it with you today. You need it today.

The frosting is a-freaking-mazing! It’s light, fluffy, rich, and coffee-e. It’s just perfect.

And in fact, the cake and frosting reminded me a lot of the Café Mocha Cupcakes I made years ago so I knew this mocha cake and frosting couldn’t possibly be bad.

Other Frosting Suggestions

If you want to try a different frosting with this mocha cake, my favorite peanut butter frosting or the whipped vanilla frosting from my cannoli cake recipe would be amazing too!

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My chocolate cream cheese frosting would be fantastic as well. And if you want a straight-up EASY chocolate frosting, the one I made with the “I Want Chocolate Cake” Cake is the one you should go for!

More Easy Snack Cakes to Make

  • Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake
  • Guinness Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Frosting
  • Birthday Sheet Cake
  • Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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No Bowl Mocha Snack Cake

Yield: 12 servings of cake and plenty of frosting for the top of the cake (plus a little extra). Double these recipes for a 8- or 9-inch layer cake or 24 cupcakes.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 30 minutes

Cooling Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Mocha snack cake is an incredibly simple cake to make and you don't even need a bowl to make it! Just mix all the ingredient up IN THE CAKE PAN! Dust the top of the cake with some powdered sugar or slather it with some mocha frosting (recipe below) for a fantastic and super easy cake recipe!

Ingredients

For the mocha cake:

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed)
  • ½ tsp table salt
  • ½ tsp espresso powder or 1 tsp instant coffee granules
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil (any neutral oil – not olive oil)
  • 1 cup (8oz) hot brewed coffee

For the mocha buttercream frosting:

  • 8 tbsp (½ cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter
  • pinch of table salt
  • 2 ¼ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed)
  • ¾ tsp espresso powder or 1 ½ tsp instant coffee granules
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. To make the cake: Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly spray an 8-inch square or round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with two criss-crossed pieces of parchment paper that hang over the sides of the pan. Lightly spray the parchment paper.
  2. Measure the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, espresso powder, and baking soda directly into the pan. Stir all of the ingredients together until they are well-combined. Make three little wells in the dry mixture and pour the vanilla, vinegar, and oil each into a separate well. Pour the hot coffee over all of the ingredients and stir lightly with a fork until a batter forms and there are no streaks of dry ingredients remaining – be sure to check the corners well. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick poked into the center of the cake comes out clean. (My dark pan baked this cake in 26 minutes.) Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Serve the cake either right from the pan (either warm by itself or completely cooled with the frosting below) or pull the cake out using the parchment paper sling and place it on a cake plate.
  3. To make the frosting: While the cake bakes, make the frosting. Beat the butter and salt in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, and espresso powder. Once incorporated, beat on medium for 1 minute. With the mixer on low, pour the vanilla and heavy cream into the bowl and mix it into the frosting. Increase the speed to medium and beat the frosting for 30 seconds.

Notes

adapted from King Arthur Flour

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No Bowl Mocha Snack Cake Recipe - Smells Like Home (2024)

FAQs

Which product is used in Choco Berry and Mocha Bowl cake? ›

Measure the ingredients for the dry mixture: Cadbury Cocoa Powder, AP Flour, baking powder and salt.

Why does my cake break when I take it out of the pan? ›

Turning a warm or hot cake out of a baking pan too quickly, will crack and fall apart. Cake layers that cool in the pan too long will stick unless lined with parchment paper. If your cake has cooled in pan and was greased with shortening & flour, this will cause the cake layers to stick in cake pans.

Why is my cake pale yellow and not golden brown? ›

Likewise, if your cake isn't brown enough it is likely because it is under-cooked or the recipe used insufficient egg or sugar.

Why is my pound cake gummy? ›

Those gluey pound cake streaks happen when your over-cream the butter and sugar. The cake rises in the oven and then it quickly collapses a bit while cooling which causes those gummy streaks. To prevent this, use a low speed with creaming and do so just until combined and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

What does a mocha cake contain? ›

Mocha cake is made of classic chocolate cake ingredients that are elevated by flavor superstars like espresso powder, brewed coffee, and a decadent chocolate coffee frosting.

Why do chocolate cakes have coffee in them? ›

Coffee is made for baking. Its rich, bittersweet flavour adds depth to cakes, cheesecakes, pies, cookies, muffins, loaves, and soufflés. It boosts the chocolatey appeal of Fudge Layer Cake with Chocolate Avocado Icing, Coffee Brownies and soft, fudgy Coffee Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

Can you eat a cake that has sunk in the middle? ›

If your cake was cooked to the proper temperature, chances are it is still edible even if it sunk in the center. Check that it's baked through the middle, then try a small piece of your cake. It might not taste good if the ingredient measurements were off. Notice the texture to make sure it's not too dense or spongy.

Should I take a cake out of the pan right away? ›

It's important to pay attention to the specifics called for in a recipe, but in general, most cakes are best removed from the pan after cooling for 10 to 20 minutes. Try it too soon, and it may fall apart. Wait too long, and it may stick.

How do you bake a cake without it falling apart? ›

Solution: Line the bottoms of your pan with parchment paper.

By lining the bottom of the pan with parchment, you give yourself some added insurance that the cake will slide out after cooling. (Running a sharp knife between the inside of the pan and the cake is a good idea, too.)

How do you know if cake batter is overmixed? ›

An overmixed egg foam will look dull or broken, like cottage cheese. With the addition of flour, an undermixed batter will have uneven streaks or visible pockets of flour. When properly combined, the batter will be satiny, a little glossy, and able to make luscious peaks or ribbons.

What happens if you put too much butter in cake batter? ›

The more you add, the more moist and fluffy it gets. However, at a certain point, you might increase the amount of butter so much that the cake starts becoming dense again and begin to fall into itself—eventually getting closer to the texture of a greasy brownie instead.

What happens if you put too much flour in cake batter? ›

Too Much Flour

A cake batter with too much flour will be dry, crumbly, and heavy. To avoid this, make sure you weigh your flour instead of scooping it. Although it's quick, scooping with a measuring cup can easily result in too much flour.

Is it better to bake pound cake at 325 or 350? ›

A steady 325-350 degrees is ideal when it comes to baking pound cake. Position the pan in the middle of the oven, and rotate it once, halfway through the baking time, as it bakes to account for any hot spots.

Why does my cake look like jello? ›

Why does my cake have a gummy streak in the center? Developing too much of the flour's gluten can make the cake rise beautifully in the oven, but sink as soon as you pull it out. The sinking part is what makes the dense and gluey streaks. This can be result of over-creaming the eggs, butter and sugar.

Which of the following is a product used in the recipe truffle cake? ›

Step 1: Combine refined flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl and then add oil and vanilla essence. Mix well and prepare a soft batter. Step 2: Add beaten curd and mix well using the cut and fold method.

Which of the following is not a product used in the recipe turmeric cocoa powder cooking block dark silk red velvet? ›

Expert-Verified Answer. Turmeric is not a product used in this recipe.

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