decadent chocolate cake n choco btrcream frostng

Monroe Township, NJ
Updated on Jul 8, 2013

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

  • Step 1
    PREHEAT OVEN TO 350... GREASE N FLOUR 2 ROUND CAKE PANS
  • Step 2
    SIFT FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA PWDR, BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER AND SALT INTO LARGE BOWL N STIR GENTLY TO COMBINE.
  • Step 3
    IN ANOTHER BOWL COMBINE BUTTERMILK, OIL, EGGS AND VANILLA. PUT MIXER ON LOW N SLOWLY ADD WET INGREDIENTS INTO DRY. STIR IN COFFEE UNTIL COMBINED.
  • Step 4
    POUR BATTER... WHICH WILL B THIN...EVENLY INTO PREPARED PANS N BAKE FOR 35 MINUTES OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK INSERTD IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
  • Step 5
    LET CAKES COOL IN PANS FOR 30 MINUTES....REMOVE N LET COOL COMPLETELY.
  • Step 6
    NOW FOR THE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING....PUT CHOCOLATE IN HEAT PROOF BOWL OVER SAUCEPAN OF SIMMERING WATER...STIR JUST UNTIL MELTD...THEN COOL TO ROOM TEMP.
  • Step 7
    IN 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.
  • Step 8
    SPREAD BUTTERCREAM FROSTING ON COOLD CAKE.....ENJOY :) WILL FIRM UP IN FRIDGE...CAN B STORED ON COUNTER :)

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Category: Cakes
Category: Chocolate
Keyword: #eggs
Keyword: #coffee
Keyword: #cocoa
Keyword: #sugar
Keyword: #flour
Keyword: #buttermilk
Keyword: #PWDR
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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