La Mona

Happy Easter Everbody! This year, I have decided to make ¨La Mona¨; a chocolate cake with Easter like decorations usually eaten on the Monday after Easter Sunday ( A Catalan Tradition). I hope you all enjoy making one of your own!

Cake Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Flour
• 1/2 cup of Cocoa Powder
• 2 cups of Sugar
• 2 tsp of Baking Powder
• 2 tsp of Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp of Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup of Coffee (Fresh Brewed)
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/2 cup of Vegetable Oil
• 2 tsp of Vinegar

Preheat your oven to 250º F. Mix all the dry ingredients first and then gradually add the wet ones. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the knife test comes out clean. Cool out completley before you begin frosting.

Frosting ingredients:

• 1/2 cup of Butter, soft
• 1/4 cup of Cocoa Pwder
• 3 1/2 cups of Powder Sugar
• 2 tbsp of Milk
• 2 tbsp of Coffee ( Fresh Brewed)
• 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

Whip it all together and decorate!