Mocha Buttercream Torte | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• Cake
• 4 eggs separated
• 1 cup (250 mL) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) warm water
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
• 1 cup (250 mL) Cake and Pastry flour
• 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) coffee liqueur
• Buttercream
• 4 egg whites
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) water
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) butter softened
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) instant coffee granules
• 3 Squares (3 oz/ 90 g) Baker's Bittersweet chocolate melted
• Chocolate shavings (optional
• for decoration)