I love recipes that start with a cake mix, and I love coffee! What happens when you combine the two? MOCHA ESPRESSO MARBLE POUND CAKE! The base of this recipe is a marble cake mix combined with espresso powder and mocha instant coffee. The chocolate and coffee flavors blend wonderfully in this pound cake. Neither flavor over powers the other! A slice of this pound cake would pair quite well with a mocha latte!

Mocha Espresso Marble Pound Cake

Ingredients

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

2. Set aside cocoa packet from mix. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, mocha powder, espresso powder, water and oil in large bowl. Beat at medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes.

3. Measure 1 cup batter. Place in small bowl; stir in contents of reserved cocoa packet.

4. Spoon the yellow batter in the loaf pan. Spoon the chocolate batter on top of yellow batter in the pan. Run knife through batter to marble.

5. Bake at 350°F for 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Carefully loosen cake from pan. Invert onto cooling rack. Cool completely. Cut cake into slices.

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It is almost here..Tuesday is the big Blogoversary day! I have real enjoyed looking back at all my old posts. Yesterday, I took a walk down memory lane with several of my favorite cupcakes. Today, I decided to share some of my favorite cookies! My absolute favorite cookie creation was the Espresso Chocolate Chippers. It amazes me how a little pinch of espresso powder can add an amazing flavor to a cookie! What was your favorite?

Espresso Chocolate Chippers

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Thumbprints

Muffin Mix Cookies

Soft Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Valentine’s Peanut Butter Blossoms

Snickerdoodle Love

Lowfat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Sandwich Cookies

Peppermint Bark Cookies

Protein Power Pumpkin Cookies

I enjoyed the results of using rice flour in the Chocolate Chippy Cakes so much, that I decided to try some cookies made with rice flour. Guess what? It works well in cookies too. The rice flour creates a different textured cookie than the typical Nestle’s Toll House chocolate chip cookie, but the results are delicious. A great alternative for those on a gluten free diet, these cookies are soft and chewy and full of chocolate and espresso flavor. They are also suitable for vegans if made with egg replacer and Enjoy Life chocolate chips. I only found one problem with these…they are hard to resist, especially when they are warm!

Espresso Chocolate Chippers

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour

2 tbsp canola oil

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 tsp Ener-G egg replacer (mixed with 2 tbsp water) or 1 egg

1/2-1 tsp instant espresso powder

1/3 cup Enjoy Life chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
2. Chill for at least an hour.
3. Roll into 12-15 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet.
4. Press flat with bottom of glass.
5. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.