Favourite Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
Favourite Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cocoa powder
unsweetened |
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
| Frosting and garnish | |||
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 3 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
|
chocolate curls
optional |
* | ||
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cocoa powder
unsweetened |
|
| 6.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 177 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 158 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 158 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| Frosting and garnish | |||
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 355 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 86.7 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
melted |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | x |
chocolate curls
optional |
* |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Line bottom of two 9 inch round cake pans with waxed paper. Grease paper and side if pans. Dust with flour.
Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
At low speed, alternate beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixture just until blended.
Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake cakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pans wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out into racks. Remove paper. Turn layers top side and cool completely.
To prepare frosting:
Beat butter and confectioner's sugar at medium until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; continue beating until shiny and smooth.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread with frosting on top and sides of cake.
Let cake stand for at least 30 minutes before sprinkling with chocolate shavings and slicing.
