Creamy White Chocolate Mocha Cake Delight
A decadent layered cake featuring espresso-soaked sponge, smooth white chocolate ganache, and creamy frosting. This café-inspired dessert balances sweet white chocolate with bold coffee flavors for an indulgent treat perfect for special occasions.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 slices
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Fusion
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
6 oz white baking chocolate or high-quality white chocolate chips
2 cups cake flour (or all-purpose flour mixed with cornstarch)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar (or brown sugar)
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup milk (or almond/soy milk)
Espresso Mixture: 2 tbsp instant espresso or coffee, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup boiling water
Ganache: 1 cup heavy cream, 6 oz white baking chocolate
Frosting: 8 oz cream cheese (full-fat), 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour three 8×2 inch round cake pans.
- Heat milk in a saucepan, stir in white chocolate until melted. Let cool.
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (4–5 minutes).
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Blend in vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk mixture until just combined.
- Divide batter into prepared pans. Bake 22–25 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing.
- Prepare espresso mixture: dissolve espresso and sugar in boiling water.
- Make ganache: melt white chocolate with heavy cream, cool slightly.
- Make frosting: beat cream cheese with softened butter, add espresso mixture and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Assemble: brush cake layers with espresso mixture, spread ganache between layers, frost cake, and decorate with shavings or cocoa powder.
Notes
Add cocoa powder between layers for more depth.
Adjust espresso mixture for stronger or milder coffee flavor.
Use whipped cream frosting for a lighter version.
Decorate with curls, espresso beans, or caramel drizzle for elegance.
Store in fridge up to 4 days or freeze slices for 2 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 48 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 64 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
