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Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chocolate layer cake using 23 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Layer Cake:
- Get cake batter
- Get 1 cup cake flour
- Prepare 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Get 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, I use Hersheys special dark
- Get 2 cup granulated sugar
- Make ready 2 large eggs
- Make ready 1 cup heavy cream
- Make ready 1 cup cooled brewed espresso
- Take 2 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp baking soda
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Take 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- Get 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Get 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Take chocolate buttercream frosting
- Take 1 oz bakers chocolate, unsweetened, melted
- Make ready 2 stick unsalted butter, softened. 8 ounce total
- Take 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Take 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Make ready 3 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
- Take 1/4 tsp salt
- Take 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- Take 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions to make Chocolate Layer Cake:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat all wet in ingredients together on medium speed until well blended.
- In another bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
- Slowly add to wet on low speed until just incorporated.
- Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. You may use some cocoa powder instead of flour.
- Place in a preheated 350°F Fahrenheit oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Set on cooling racks to cool 20 minutes before removing from cake pans.
- While cake is baking, start the frosting.
- Cream butter and sugar and cocoa powder together beating on medium speed for 3 minutes.
- Add in melted bakers chocolate, cream and mix.
- Add in other ingredients and beat on medium for 4 minutes.
- Refrigerate until cakes are cooled.
- On your serving platter, place one cake layer. To keep a clean platter, cut parchment paper into strips and place around cake.
- Take frosting and frost top of cake layer. Add second cake on top. Spread frosting on top and work down sides.
- You can take your time and work a smooth texture using an off set spatula. Or just frost using all the frosting and leave swirl marks.
- Top the cake with any decorations you wish. Today, I used crushed butterfinger candies. It helps hide mistakes ;)
- Serve and enjoy. Cake should be stored, covered and refrigerated.
- Recipe by taylor68too.
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