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Chocolate Chocolate Cake
Moist chocolate cake, a rich chocolate buttercream with a nice drizzle of ganche to top everything.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
Slices
Calories
306
kcal
Author
John Kanell
Ingredients
For the Cake:
1 3/4
cups
all- purpose flour, measured correctly
(220 grams)
1 3/4
cups
granulated sugar
(350 grams)
3/4
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder (not dutch processed)
(65 grams)
1
tsp
baking powder
2
tsp
baking soda
1
tsp
kosher salt
1
cup
buttermilk
(240 ml)
1/2
cup
vegetable oil (or canola oil, or melted coconut oil)
(120 ml)
2
large eggs
at room temperature
1
tsp
vanilla extract
1
cup
freshly brewed, strong, hot coffee
(240 ml)
For the Frosting
4
sticks
butter
unsalted, room temperature
6-8
cups
confectioners' sugar
1 1/2
cups
unsweetened cocoa podwer
5-6
TBS
heavy cream
or half-and-half
2
tsps
vanilla extract
1/2-3/4
tsp
kosher salt
to taste
1/3
cup
cocoa powder
For the Ganache
1/2
cup
semisweet chocolate
1/2
cup
heavy cream
2
TBS
butter
unsalted, room temperature
Instructions
For the Cake
Butter and flour four 6-inch pans. (You can use larger pans and just cut the cakes down to size if you don't have 6- inch pans.) Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and soda.
Beat the eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla together in a separate bowl.
Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix until just combined. Stir in the hot coffee last.
Distribute the batter evenly to the pans. and bake for about 30 minutes or until the centers are baked.
For the Buttercream
Beat the butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the confectioners' sugar, cream, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt and melted chocolate.
For the Ganache
Melt the chocolate, butter and cream together in a bowl. You can use a double boiler or a microwave in short 30 second bursts at half power.
Nutrition
Serving:
110
g
|
Calories:
306
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
27
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
21
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Sodium:
80.3
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
21
g
|
Calcium:
90
mg
|
Iron:
2.9
mg