Mocha Upside-Down Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings

Description

This mocha upside-down cake, with plenty of chocolate and coffee, has been passed down through generations and will become a family favorite.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
3/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch baking pan.
2 Combine butter and unsweetened chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl; heat in the microwave until melted, 20 to 30 seconds. Stir milk and vanilla extract into chocolate mixture.
3 Mix flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir in chocolate mixture until batter is smooth. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4 Stir coffee, brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, and cocoa powder together in a bowl; pour over batter.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn cake onto a serving platter.