decadent chocolate cake n choco btrcream frostng
I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO MAKE THIS EVERY YEAR BY MY HUSBAND FOR HIS B-DAY... RICH, DECADENT CHOCOLATE CAKE ANYONE :)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
MAKES ONE- TWO LAYER CAKE
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 - ex-large eggs...room temp.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup hot brewed coffee
- CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 sticks unsalted butter....room temp.
- 1 - egg yolk...ex-large....room temp.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
How To Make decadent chocolate cake n choco btrcream frostng
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Step 1PREHEAT OVEN TO 350... GREASE N FLOUR 2 ROUND CAKE PANS
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Step 2SIFT FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA PWDR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER AND SALT INTO LARGE BOWL N STIR GENTLY TO COMBINE.
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Step 3IN ANOTHER BOWL COMBINE BUTTERMILK, OIL, EGGS AND VANILLA. PUT MIXER ON LOW N SLOWLY ADD WET INGREDIENTS INTO DRY. STIR IN COFFEE UNTIL COMBINED.
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Step 4POUR BATTER... WHICH WILL B THIN...EVENLY INTO PREPARED PANS N BAKE FOR 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK INSERTD IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
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Step 5LET CAKES COOL IN PANS FOR 30 MINUTES....REMOVE N LET COOL COMPLETELY.
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Step 6NOW FOR THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING....PUT CHOCOLATE IN HEAT PROOF BOWL OVER SAUCEPAN OF SIMMERING WATER...STIR JUST UNTIL MELTD...THEN COOL TO ROOM TEMP.
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Step 7IN BOWL BEAT BUTTTER ON MED SPEED FOR 3 MINUTES THEN ADD EGG YOLK N VANILLA N BEAT . PUT MIXER ON LOW N SLOWLY ADD CONFECTIONERS SUGAR. NOW IN SMALL DISH DISSOLVE INSTANT COFFEE WITH 2 TSP OF HOT TAP WATER N ADD THIS N COOLD CHOCOLATE N THEN INTO BUTTER MIXTURE N MIX UNTIL BLENDED.
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Step 8SPREAD BUTTERCREAM FROSTING ON COOLD CAKE.....ENJOY :) WILL FIRM UP IN FRIDGE...CAN B STORED ON COUNTER :)
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