Mocha Chocolate Torte
| Yield: | 6 Servings |
| Categories: | Chocolate, Desserts |
| 1/2 | c | Unsweetened cocoa |
| 1/2 | c | Boiling water |
| 2 1/2 | c | All purpose flour |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 2/3 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | c | Buttermilk |
| FILLING: | ||
| 5 | tb | Flour |
| 1 | c | Milk |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 1/2 | ts | Instant coffee granules |
| 2 | ts | Water |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 2 | ts | Unsweetened cocoa |
| 1 | c | Chopped pecans |
| FROSTING: | ||
| 1/2 | c | Shortening |
| 1/4 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Evaporated milk |
| 1 | tb | Boiling water |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | ds | Salt |
| 1 | lb | Sifted confectioners' sugar, divided |
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