Comments on: Chocolate Mocha Cake

By: Olivia

Olivia — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:24:02 +0000

In reply to Naya. Hi Naya! If you leave the chocolate and espresso powder out you'd be missing out on the whole Mocha Cake falvor. The cake itself does not have a strong coffee flavor. But in short, yes, you can leave both out. You would need to leave both out if you want to color the buttercream.

By: Naya

Naya — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:15:38 +0000

Can I avoid the dark chocolate in the buttercream ? I want to give the buttercream a bluish or purple would that work or should I avoid the coffee powder as well ? Thanks

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:36:46 +0000

In reply to Rona Enriquez McQuillan. Hi Rona! The recipe will work as-is for cupcakes just dont fill the liners more than half full. Start checking at 15mins or so.

By: Rona Enriquez McQuillan

Rona Enriquez McQuillan — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:06:44 +0000

what is your measurement for this recipe for a cupcake?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:42:16 +0000

In reply to Rich McGuire. Hi Rich! It should work fine with a proper GF AP flour blend. No other changes needed. Please let me know how it turns out!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:40:23 +0000

In reply to Meredith Lowe. Hi Meredith! Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. Ganache can be tricky! The key is not to get the cream too hot. I have a detailed tutorial with tips and troubleshooting here:

By: Rich McGuire

Rich McGuire — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:09:01 +0000

I’ve made this cake a lot! It’s a family favorite. My wife had recently been diagnosed with some health issues which require a gluten free diet. Any tips besides substituting AP flour with gluten free flour? Thank you.

By: Meredith Lowe

Meredith Lowe — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:42:53 +0000

I absolutely LOVE this website and have made many of the cakes. Makes me look like a professional baker which i am not!! Liv’s cakes are moist, delicious and not too sweet. Her instructions are clear and easy to follow, with lots of trouble shooting tips. I would advise to read the entire thing first before starting and definitely invest in a kitchen scale. My only real issue has been the ganache. I tried it 3x on the cookies and cream cake and it separated every time for me even though I followed it to a T. I had to leave it off. I did manage to get a ganache on this cake but had to follow a different blog to get it right.

Thank you Liv for all your tips and recipes!!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:03:24 +0000

In reply to Emma R.. Hi Emma! How wonderful! So happy to hear that you and others liked it :)

By: Emma R.

Emma R. — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:48:16 +0000

I made this cake for a Culinary Arts project and it tasted fantastic! I’ve had three people already ask me to make them a cake and I made the cake 3 days ago! This is a divine cake! You are amazing!