Caramel-Pecan Mocha Layer Cake Recipe

Name: Caramel-Pecan Mocha Layer Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules; 1/3 cup hot water; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 3 large eggs; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups cake flour; 3/4 cup baking cocoa; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; FILLING AND TOPPING:; 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2/3 cup hot caramel or butterscotch-caramel ice cream topping, room temperature, divided; 2/3 cup toasted chopped pecans, divided; Bittersweet chocolate curls

Caramel-Pecan Mocha Layer Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/caramel-pecan-mocha-layer-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"My version of a prize-winning chocolate cake is irresistible, especially when the rich caramel sauce oozes down the sides. —Judy Castranova, New Bern, North Carolina..."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons instant coffee granules

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1/3 cup hot water

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1 cup unsalted butter, softened

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2 cups packed brown sugar

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3 large eggs

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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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2 cups cake flour

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3/4 cup baking cocoa

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1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

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1/4 teaspoon salt

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1 cup buttermilk

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FILLING AND TOPPING:

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1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

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1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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2/3 cup hot caramel or butterscotch-caramel ice cream topping, room temperature, divided

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2/3 cup toasted chopped pecans, divided

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Bittersweet chocolate curls

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