Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chocolate cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chocolate Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chocolate Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chocolate cake using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Cake:
- Get Cake
- Make ready 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Prepare 2 cups granulated sugar
- Get 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- Take 2 tsp baking soda
- Make ready 1 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1 cup buttermilk
- Prepare 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Get 2 large egg
- Prepare 1 tsp vanilla
- Get 1 cup coffee, cooled
- Prepare Frosting
- Make ready 6 ounces semi-sweet chocololate
- Get 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- Get 3 cups powdered sugar
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla
- Make ready 1/2 cup sour cream
- Get Pinch salt
It's simple enough for an afternoon tea but special enough for a party too. Whether you need a moist chocolate cake for a birthday or a delicate light finish to a big meal - you can count on this chocolate cake to meet all of your needs. Enjoy with some whipped cream or ice cream for a special treat. For the chocolate icing, heat the chocolate and cream in a saucepan over a low heat until the chocolate melts.
Instructions to make Chocolate Cake:
- Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees Celsius. Butter 2 8-inch round cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
- For the cake: Mix all dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients except for the coffee. Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined. Add the coffee inti the mixture and mix well making sure that there are no dry pockets in the cake batter.
- Divide the batter evenly between two pan. Bake for 35-50 minutes or until the toothpick comes out without wet batter clinging to it.
- Partially let the cakes cool down then take it out of the pan and let cool completely on a cooling rack.
- For the frosting: melt the chocolate on a double boiler until smooth. Set aside to partially cool down.
- Cream the butter with a stand or hand mixer. Gradually add the powdered sugar, salt and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- Whisk in sour cream into the melted chocolate. Mix well until both ingredients are almost at room temperature and then pour the chocolate mixture into the butter mixture. Mix well until well combined and fluffy.
- To assemble, place one cake at the bottom and place a frosting on top before adding the next cake on top. Do a crumb frosting and then refrigerate for 10-15 minutes. Complete the frosting afterwards. Decorate as desired.
Enjoy with some whipped cream or ice cream for a special treat. For the chocolate icing, heat the chocolate and cream in a saucepan over a low heat until the chocolate melts. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk the mixture until smooth, glossy and thickened. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until pale. If you're new to baking, or are looking to improve your techniques, discover all the tips on how to make a chocolate cake.
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