Receta Chocolate Layer Cake With Chocolate Icing
Chocolate Layer Cake With Chocolate Icing
November 17, 2014 By Anna 6 Comments
Chocolate Layer Cake — Throw All Your Other Recipes Away!
Just kidding. Keep all your chocolate layer cake recipes as they are precious little gems, but try this one too. If you like cakes that are dark, dense, and moist, it may become your new favorite.
For consistency and overall appeal, my favorite chocolate layer cake is Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake, but I think this one is slightly better. The original version is on Epicurious and has a ganache frosting that gets mixed reviews. My version calls for a more traditional cocoa frosting with a little sour cream, buttermilk and heavy cream mixed in for added richness. This cake is also perfect for cake balls. Eat what you want, mash up the rest, shape it into balls and dip them in chocolate.
Chocolate Layer Cake Total time 1 hour 25 mins A rich dark chocolate layer cake similar to Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake but better. Author: Cookie Madness Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: American Serves: 12 Ingredients Cake Layers
3 ounces of semisweet chocolate. chopped 1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee 3 cups (21 ounces) sugar 2 1/2 cups (12 to 12.5 ounces) all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups (4 1/2 ounces) unsweetened natural cocoa powder (not Dutch process) 2 teaspoons baking soda 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups buttermilk, shake well 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Favorite Chocolate Frosting
8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 tablespoons of sour cream, room temperature 1 teaspoon of vanilla 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 3/4 cup natural style cocoa powder 1 pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons of heavy cream plus more as needed 4 to 6 tablespoons of buttermilk plus more as needed Instructions
Preheat oven to 300°F. Spray two 9 inch round cake pans with flour-added cooking spray. Make sure the pans are at least 2 inches deep, otherwise you’ll need 3. Line bottoms with rounds of parchment paper (this is a sticky cake). Combine chocolate with hot coffee and stir until smooth. Let cool slightly while you prepare other ingredients. Into a large mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another mixing bowl, using a hand-held electric mixer, beat eggs for 3 to 5 minutes or until light and lemon-colored. Using a whisk or lowest speed of mixer, add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and melted chocolate mixture. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat on medium speed until blended. Use a heavy duty scraper as you mix and be sure to scrape bottom of the bowl. Divide batter between pans and bake in middle of oven at 300 until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Set the pans on a wire rack and let layers cool completely in the pan. Loosen edges with a knife and invert layers onto racks. Carefully remove parchment paper and let cool completely. At this point you can frost the chocolate layer cake or you can wrap layers tightly in plastic wrap and freeze until ready to use. To make the frosting, In a large mixing bowl, use a heavy duty scraper to mix the softened butter, sour cream, vanilla, 1 cup of the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa, salt and about 2 tablespoons of the cream until thick and cohesive (this keeps the sugar from flying everywhere). When you have a big cohesive chocolate mess, beat with an electric mixer until smooth, gradually adding remaining sugar and more cream and buttermilk (or whole milk) as needed. Scrape bowl and continue beating until smooth and creamy. Spread over one of the cakes. Stack cakes and spread over the sides. 3.2.2807