Chocolate Lover's Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Icing recipe
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Ingredients
- 8 (1 ounce) squares baking chocolate 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar ¾ cup cocoa powder 1 cup sour cream 1 cup cold coffee 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup heavy whipping cream 4 (1 ounce) squares baking chocolate ⅓ cup cold coffee 2 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed 1 cup butter, softened
Nutrition Info
- 609.2 caloriescarbohydrate: 63 gcholesterol: 103.3 mgfat: 41.8 gfiber: 5.2 gprotein: 6.8 gsaturatedFat: 25.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 399.9 mgsugar: 41.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chocolate Lover's Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round baking pans.
Combine 8 ounces baking chocolate and 2 tablespoons cream in a saucepan over low heat, cook and stir until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy, mix in sour cream, 1 cup coffee, eggs, and vanilla extract. Slowly beat in melted chocolate mixture until combined.
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl, beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well combined and smooth. Pour batter into the 3 prepared baking pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Heat 1/2 cup cream and 4 ounces baking chocolate together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in 1/3 cup coffee. Refrigerate mixture until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.
Beat confectioners' sugar and 1 cup butter into cooled chocolate mixture in a large bowl until fluffy, add more confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is reached.
Place 1 cake on a serving platter, spread icing on top of cake. Repeat layering with remaining cake and icing, spread icing on top and sides of entire layered cake.