Quench MagazineMocha Chocolate Torte | Baked Goods | Quench Magazine

Ingredients

• 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 t Vanilla extract
• 1 c Buttermilk
• 5 tb Flour
• 1 c Milk
• 1 c Sugar
• 1 c Butter or margarine
• 1/2 ts Instant coffee granules
• 2 ts Water
• 2 ts Unsweetened cocoa
• 1 c Chopped pecans
• 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 d Salt
• 1 lb Sifted confectioners' sugar, -divided
• Pecan halves, optional