Hi, I am Marie. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make chocolate layer cake recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a very easy recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. Nowadays, I will make it a bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe
Chocolate Layer Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chocolate Layer Cake is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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
- Make ready 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Get 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, I use Hersheys special dark
- Get 2 cup granulated sugar
- Get 2 large eggs
- Prepare 1 cup heavy cream
- Get 1 cup cooled brewed espresso
- Take 2 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp baking soda
- Get 1/4 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- Take 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- Make ready 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Make ready chocolate buttercream frosting
- Make ready 1 oz bakers chocolate, unsweetened, melted
- Get 2 stick unsalted butter, softened. 8 ounce total
- Make ready 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- Get 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Get 3 1/2 tbsp heavy cream
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Take 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- Make ready 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Steps 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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