Dark Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

"This decadent Dark Chocolate Cake is the best! So moist and delicious. We've frosted it with chocolate cream cheese buttercream. Yum!..."

INGREDIENTS
1 stick + 5 tablespoons (185g) Unsalted butter, slightly softened
1 1/2 cups (300g) granulated/white sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
2 3/4 cups (322g) All Purpose Flour
3/4 cup (55g) unsweetened cocoa (measure then sift)
2 teaspoons (10g) Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon (2g) Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon (2g) Salt
1 1/4 cups (177g) Dark Chocolate (We used Ghirardelli Chips, 72% cacao)
1 cup (220g) milk
1 cup (242g) sour cream
1 teaspoon (4g) vanilla
1/2 cup (110g) Hot Coffee
3 sticks unsalted butter (339g) slightly softened
1 package (226g) cream cheese, slightly softened (do not used reduced fat or cream cheese from a tub or your frosting will be too soft)
1/4 cup (57g) milk- adjust as needed in small amounts to reach desired consistency
7 1/2 cups (863g) powdered sugar (measure then sift)
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (22g) unsweetened cocoa- lightly spoon into cup, level
off, then sift to break up any clumps.
1/2 teaspoon salt (2g)
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