GOOD EATS
Double Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
INGREDIENTS
METHOD
Double Chocolate Cake
Double Chocolate Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease three round baking pans and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, melted butter and vanilla extract; beat two minutes on medium speed. Stir in hot coffee. Pour batter evenly between the three pans and bake on middle rack of oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.
2 C sugar 1 3/4 C flour 3/4 C cocoa 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 C buttermilk 1/2 C butter, melted 1 tbsp vanilla extract 1 C hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Whip the room-temperature butter on medium speed. Shift to low and add cocoa powder slowly, spoonfuls at a time, until fully incorporated. Still on low, add in the powdered sugar (also one spoonful at a time), alternating with the milk, to achieve desired consistency and taste. Then, beat on medium speed until very light and fluffy, another three to five minutes. Add in more sugar if consistency is too thin. dry and flaky, add remaining buttermilk one tablespoon at a time.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
2 sticks (1 C) butter, room temperature 1 C unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup milk 2-3 C of powdered sugar
KEEP IT LOCAL
To make your frosting extra special, use COWS CREAMERY - Creamery Butter.
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