Mocha Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Mocha Upside-Down Cake Recipe

  • Cake:
  • 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
  • Topping:
  • 1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  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.