1-1/3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp. coffee liqueur or prepared coffee
3 eggs
Chocolate Mocha Mousse (See below)
Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting (See below)
Beat cake mix, water, oil, liqueur and eggs in large bowl on low speed for 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pans.
Bake 28-33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. (Decrease bake time by 2-3 minutes if using dark or nonstick pan.) Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
Make Chocolate Mocha Mousse and Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting.
Split each cake horizontally to make 2 layers. Place 1 layer on cake plate; spread with one-third of the mousse. Repeat with second and third layers and remaining mousse. Top with remaining layer. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Stor covered in refrigerator.
1-1/2 cups whipping (heavy) cream
1-1/4 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Beat all ingredients in chilled large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff.
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/3 cups whipping (heavy) cream
3 tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 cup coffee liqueur or prepared coffee
1 tbsp. vanilla
Place chocolate chips in food processor. Cover and process until finely ground. Mix 1/3 cup of the whipping cream and the sugar in 1-qt. saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is boiling. With food processor running, pour hot whipping cream through food tube; process 10-20 seconds or until chocolate is completely melted. Scrape down sides of work bowl. Add liqueur and vanilla through food tube; process 10-20 seconds or until creamy. Pour into large bowl; cool about 5 minutes or until room temperature. Beat remaining 1 cup whipping cream in chilled medium bowl on high speed just until soft peaks form. Fold whipping cream into chocolate mixture. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
You can use 1 tub Betty Crocker Whipped chocolate ready-to-spread frosting instead of the frosting recipe here.