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Dec 05, 2011 Rating My Favorites , also from NB NEW by: Tammy Love these ...I use a pound cake , frozen , cut into squares, covered with thinner frosting , rolled in fine then course peanuts . These are called Mocha cakes here as well...I was online looking for a good pound cake recipe as I usually buy the pound cake, but I have the time this year & money is tight

Dec 04, 2011 Rating Mocha Cakes NEW by: Kitti Maggi, how coincidental as I'm in New Brunswick and have been looking for the recipe for ages. My Gram always made them @ Christmas and I remember her using a squre pound cake, cut in squares, dipped in coloured pink or green soupy icing and rolled in coconut and placed on waxed paper on a cookie sheet. She also used plain white soupy icing sugar and dipped those in chopped peanuts. l It's amazing as I've asked at local bakeries and they have no idea what I'm talking about. Happy Christmas!! Kitti

Nov 28, 2011 Rating WOW! NEW by: My mother always made these at Christmas, Nova Scotia. They were my fav! Looked forever for the recipe, thanks a million!!! Maggi

Nov 09, 2011 Rating Mocha-Peanut cake by: Lesley Stauffer As far back as I can remember (I'm 65) my mother made me what she (& grandma) called Mocha Peanut Cake for my birthdays. There is nothing like it this side of heaven! :-) My Grandma (Rawson) Stauffer grew up in Fairibault, MN. and she taught it to my mom. I didn't know anything about these Mocha Cake-bars to which you are referring. I do know that the butter cream frosting had a Tablespoon of coffee in it (hence the "mocha"). Mother would run peanuts through the grinder and then press them on the top into the frosting. I wish she were alive to make one today---or at the very least, tell me the recipe! :-)

Sep 20, 2011 Rating mocha cakes by: Anonymous I have been searching for the recipe for the frosting and had one called baker's icing..We have since moved and I can not find the recipe. It was not a cooked frosing. It contained egg whites, syrup, powdered sugar and I can not remember the other ingredients. Does anyone know of such a recipe?

Jan 16, 2011 Rating Grandma's Mocha peanut squares by: DataQueen My grandma's mocha peanut squares were the best. I do not have her frosting recipe, but her cake was made like this: 1 cup sugar 1 cup cake flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt (but use more if rolling in unsaled peanuts) 1 cup hot milk 2 egg whites beaten until frothy Sift 5 times, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Pour the hot milk into the dry mixture and beat. Fold in the two beaten egg whites. Bake in a 9 x 9 greased pan at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. When cool cut in squares and dip in runny frosting and then roll in ground (or finely chopped) peanuts.

May 01, 2010 Rating From MN by: Ardie CO I remember so well the bakery, they were the best. I want to make the mocha cakes also but I can't help but wonder how messy the job is.

Feb 28, 2010 Rating Mocha Cake by: SaraBNew I live in MN and remember these cakes too! I was just introduced to an easier recipe and it's pretty good. 1 white cake mix 2 eggs 1 3oz box Instant Vanilla Pudding 2 cups milk Mix well and bake in a jelly roll pan at 350 degrees. For the frosting it's 2 cups powdered sugar, couple dollops of peanut butter and a little milk for the desired consistency. Cover with chopped salted peanuts. Just made them for a reception at church and everyone loved them! My question is why are they called mocha?

Apr 17, 2009 Rating I was looking too! by: Laura My Great Aunt Bea was famous in our family for making mocha cakes (also in MN). She is long gone but when I asked my grandmother for the recipe I got this cake recipe. I haven't tried it yet but plan to today. I was looking on line for the icing when I found a link to Mocha Cakes in a cookbook from 1918. The link is: http://www.bartleby.com/87/r1600.html Whipped Cream Cake Mix the following until well blended 1 1/2 c sugar 2 c cake flour (sifted) 3 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 c cold water 1 cup whipping cream - whip until stiff 3 egg whites - beaten until stiff fold both into batter with 1 tsp vanilla bake in a greased and floured 9x13 or two round layer cake pans bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes

Apr 01, 2009 Rating I recall these bars! by: Anonymous I was thinking about these little cakes today! But my search only turns up our current mocha/coffee flavor. Will check back to see if anyone has recipe.

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