This delicious chocolate cake recipe with chocolate buttercream frosting is a keeper. I was inspired to make this cake by one of my fellow bloggers, Smitha, from "The Karavali Wok." who has an amazing collection of recipes with detailed step-by-step pictures.
Why you will love this recipe?
- This chocolate cake is absolutely a no-fail recipe which turned out just perfect.
- It was even tastier the next day after refrigeration. If refrigerated, you can also warm it up for a few seconds in a microwave and serve it with a dollop of vanilla ice cream and strawberries. It tastes heavenly!
- The recipe uses brown sugar and the combination of brown sugar and cocoa powder is just awesome. The buttermilk and coffee also give a special and unique taste.
- The chocolate buttercream frosting also goes perfectly with this chocolate cake.
Ingredients you will need
- organic brown sugar
- organic all-purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking powder, baking soda, salt
- organic eggs at room temperature
- buttermilk at room temperature
- black coffee with instant coffee powder
- vegetable oil
- vanilla essence
How to make the cake with the delicious chocolate cake recipe?
Making the cake
Combine the dry ingredients after sieving or using a whisk. Add the eggs and buttermilk and whisk it well using a stand mixer. Add hot coffee, oil, and vanilla and continue whisking until it is incorporated well. Divide the batter into two pans and bake the cake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out almost clean or with a few moist crumbs. Cool the cakes and frost and decorate them as you like.
Making the Frosting
Melt butter add cocoa powder and whisk it until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar. Alternate with milk and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in Vanilla and salt. Now use this frosting to crumb coat the cake and decorate it with chocolate chips and strawberries.
If you are looking for more chocolate cake recipes do check out my post on the seven best chocolate cake recipes!
Delicious Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Chocolate cake
- 2 cups brown sugar organic
- 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour organic
- ¾ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 organic eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
- 1 cup coffee 1 cup water with 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Chocolate butter cream frosting
- ½ cup butter organic unsalted
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- ⅓ cup milk organic
- 3 cups sugar powdered
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
Cake Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350 deg F . Line the circular baking pans with parchment paper and spray oil or butter .
- Combine the dry ingredients namely sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl after sieving so that they are mixed well.You can also incorporate using a whisk.
- Make a well in the center and add the eggs and buttermilk and whisk it well. I used a stand mixer for the same.
- Add hot coffee, oil and vanilla and continue whisking until it is incorporated well.
- Divide the batter into the two pans by using a measuring cup .Bake the cake for 30 to 35 mins or until a tooth pick comes out almost clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool the cakes in the pan and later on the wire-rack .
- Once completely cooled, frost and decorate as you like .
Frosting Preparation
- Melt the butter and add cocoa powder and whisk it until smooth
- Gradually add the powdered sugar .Alternate with milk and beat until light and fluffy.
- Stir in Vanilla and salt.
Cake Decoration
- Place the cake on a cake stand with the flat side on the top.
- Using a spatula , spread the frosting on the top evenly .
- Place the second cake on top of the first cake and spread the frosting evenly.
- Frost the sides completely using the offset spatula .
- Decorate with Hershey chocolate candies and strawberries if you like.
- Delicious chocolate cake is ready to be served. It tastes best when slightly warmed up and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream . Enjoy!
Nutrition
Best best best! I’m chocolatoholic lol I mean I’m buying chocolate as often as I can ...and this cake is just #amust add to my chocolate family 😂😂
I am sure you will absolutely love this then. Thank you so much for the lovely comment and stopping by!
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