This delightful Bride’s Cake with Mocha Cream Filling is a classic celebration dessert known for its soft, fluffy texture and rich mocha flavor. Beloved for weddings and special gatherings, it combines a light vanilla sponge with a decadent, creamy mocha filling made from evaporated milk, coffee, and sugar. The recipe offers nostalgic charm with a handwritten touch, reflecting a time when recipes were treasured on scraps of paper and passed along through cherished gatherings.
Ingredients
Cake
- 3 cups flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅔ cup butter
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 egg yolks (well beaten)
- 1 cup milk
- 3 egg whites (stiffly beaten)
Mocha Cream Filling
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups evaporated milk
- 5 tbsp strong coffee
Optional Decoration
- Nuts soaked in brandy or sherry
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the Dry Ingredients
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Step 2: Cream the Butter & Sugar
- Cream ⅔ cup butter with 1½ cups sugar until smooth, creamy, and fluffy.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
Step 3: Add Egg Yolks
- Add 3 well-beaten egg yolks to the creamed mixture.
Step 4: Combine Dry Ingredients with Milk
- Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately, beating well after each addition.
Step 5: Fold in Egg Whites
- Carefully fold in 3 stiffly beaten egg whites.
Step 6: Bake the Cake
- Divide into 3 pans and bake at 350°F for about 20–25 minutes or until done. Let cool and slice into layers if needed.
Step 7: Make Mocha Cream Filling
- Mix sugar, flour, and salt in a bowl.
- Add 2 lightly beaten egg yolks.
- Scald evaporated milk with coffee.
- Pour hot milk mixture over the dry ingredients slowly while stirring.
- Cook over medium heat for 15–20 minutes, stirring until thick and smooth.
- Cool completely.
Step 8: Assemble the Cake
- Layer cake with mocha cream filling. Frost and decorate as desired.
Optional: Soak nuts in brandy or sherry and use as garnish.
Tips
- Use cake flour for a more delicate crumb.
- Add almond extract along with vanilla for a traditional bridal-style flavor.
- Chill the mocha filling slightly before assembling to help it firm up.
- For extra coffee flavor, brush cake layers with cooled coffee syrup.
- Replace mocha filling with vanilla custard or chocolate buttercream.
- Fold beaten egg whites very gently to keep the cake airy.
- Soak nuts in brandy (as written) and fold into frosting or use as garnish.
- Bake in three thin layers as instructed, this keeps the cake light and elegant.
- Use a very sharp knife to split layers if you bake fewer pans.
Transcription of the Original Recipe
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Bride's Cake - Sift 3 cups flour 3 tsp b.p. 1/4 tsp salt . Use 3 tins, cut into 6 layers & a very sharp knife - Filling + Frosting + decoration Cream 2/3 cup butter Add 1 1/2 cups sugar Beat til smooth + creamy + fluffy Add 1 tsp vanilla " 3 well-beaten yolks Gradually add Dry ingredients & 1 cup milk - beat well past each addition Carefully fold in 3 stiff whites 250 mins at 330 Mocha Cream Filling - Mix 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, pinch salt in double boiler add 2 lightly bttn yolks Scald 2 cups rich milk & 5 tbspns coffee Slowly Pour milk & Coff into sugar, stir much (add some brandy?) Cook 15 to 20 min over hot H2O, " stir til thick + smooth Cool it, (illegible) Soak nuts in brandy or sherry
From Transcription to Instructions
Hey, before you bake, a quick note from us: the original transcription is short, it even lists "250 mins at 330", which is unclear, so our instructions spell out a practical bake: three pans, 350°F for about 20–25 minutes, and we walk you through alternating the dry ingredients with milk and folding in the stiff whites so you know when to stop. The mocha filling in the original calls for a double boiler and scalded milk, and our instructions lay out heating the coffee-milk, pouring slowly into the sugar-flour-egg mix, and cooking until thick and smooth, making assembly straightforward.
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 5gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 110mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 520IUCalcium: 70mgIron: 1.3mg
