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Hello patzyzann
No you can’t taste the coffee at all, it’s just there to give more depth to the chocolate. If you really don’t want to use it leave it out.
As you haven’t made the cake yet I would highly recommend that you read member comments in this section:
Some members initially found the recipe challenging but with a few tweeks and ajustments it comes out fabulous. The later comments will help you with tweeking. Here is a typical tweet from site member Liz Hemmingway. Scroll down the page to see the mentioned member’s comment.
Other helpful comments can be found here:
The site is full of member discussions on other aspects of this recipe. To see them just type in the search box ‘moist choc cake’
Hope the above helps and if you need more information post again.
