Excellent Mocha Cake

This is a favorite of my older brother, who requests it each year as "his birthday cake". I got this recipe from my Mom - who calls it "John's Mocha Cake", after my brother. I have to admit, the recipe for the frosting put me off a bit..but once you taste it, you'll quickly get over all that shortening that went in there!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Cake

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup Crisco shortening
• 5  eggs
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  cup milk

• Frosting

• 1 1⁄2 cups Crisco shortening
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup coffee (cold)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon instant coffee granules

Directions

1. Cake:.
2. Grease Tube Pan.
3. Preheat oven to 325°F.
4. Cream Together 2 Cups of Sugar and 1 Cup of Shortening. Add 5 Eggs, one at the time, while mixing.
5. Sift together 2 1/2 Cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the sugar, shortening and egg mixture - alternating with 1 cup of milk while mixing.
7. Bake for 1 Hour and 15 minutes. Cool and remove from pan.
8. Frosting:.
9. Beat all ingredients on high speed until consistency of whipped cream. Frost cake and refrigerate.
10. Keep refrigerated until ready for serving.