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Put together all dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, coffee, sugar, baking powder and soda and salt.
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Rake in using a fork or mix through a whisk.
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Add the eggs, vanilla extract, milk and vegetable oil.
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Continue mixing until all are combined.
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You may opt to use a stand mixer or hand mixer if you have one.
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Pour in the hot water and mix well into the batter.
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The batter should look a little think but it'll come out perfect.
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Preheat the oven to 350F.
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I used a bundt pan and greased it with butter and dusted it with some flour.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50-55 minutes.
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I underbaked a little for a moist cake.
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Once baked, let it cool and we can start with the frosting.
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I can't find heavy whipping cream at our local grocery but i did find an instant whipping powder.
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Instructions on the package say to mix it with cold water.
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But instead of using cold water, i mixed it with an all-purpose cream.
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I used my stand mixer to and started with low speed.
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I melted some chocolate chips too and added to the frosting mixture but this is optional.
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I then gradually added my cocoa powder and sugar.
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I increased the speed to medium-high until the consistency is quite heavy but frothy.
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Spread the frosting to your cake using spatula.
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I used some chocolate sprinkles and chocolate chips for decoration.
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Chill in the fridge for an hour or so.
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Serve and enjoy!
