Chocolate espresso wake-up cake from What Goes with What: 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities (page 272) by Julia Turshen

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    Can substitute chocolate milk, cranberry juice, or orange juice for espresso.

  • hanorwick on January 19, 2026

    Delicious and so easy!

  • anya_sf on September 22, 2025

    Very simple to make, although not mix-in-an-ungreased-pan simple like the wacky chocolate cake it's based on. My cake took 5 extra minutes to bake and sank slightly in the center as it cooled (but the frosting covered that). The cake itself had a light chocolate flavor, but the frosting was super chocolatey. I'm not usually affected by coffee in baked goods, but this one was a little strong for me late in the evening, so next time I will use decaf.

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