Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipe
Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipe
Did someone say chocolate? I hope you enjoy this decadent dessert, chocolate cake, who can say no?
What You Need
*Cake
Unsalted butter, softened (for pans)
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (plus more for pans)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 large eggs
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
3/4 cup warm water
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Sifter
Wire cooling racks
Mixer (or Bowl and hand mixer)
2-8 inch round cake pans (2 inches deep)
* Chocolate frosting (recipe follows)
Before You Start: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter cake pans and dust with cocoa
Lets Make It! Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of a mixer. Beat on low speed until just combined. Raise speed to medium, and add eggs, buttermilk, water, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth, about 3 minutes.. Divide batter between pans. Bake about 35 minutes (until set and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean). Let cool for 15 minutes. Turn out from pans. Transfer, faceup, to wire racks. Let cool completely.
*Frosting
2 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Pinch of salt (about ¼ tsp)
6 oz. cream cheese, (softened)
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)
9 oz. bittersweet chocolate (melted and cooled slightly)
3/4 cup creme fraiche (or sour cream)
Lets Make It! In a bowl sift together sugar, cocoa, and salt. Beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Reduce speed to medium-low; gradually add sugar-cocoa mixture, and beat until combined. Pour in chocolate in a slow, steady stream. Add creme fraiche; beat until combined and smooth. After cake has cooled. Spread 2 cups chocolate frosting onto top of 1 cooled layer. Top with remaining layer; frost top and sides with remaining 2 cups frosting. Frost cooled cake
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mmm YUM! I so will keep this in mind!
Lovely blog 🙂
Cheers, Jesa
This chocolate cake recipe looks delicious and doable!
Can I just use regular philadelphia cream cheese?
Cheers!
Thanks so much for the recipe, would love to try soon, maybe even this upcoming weekend!
Chocolate cake – my all time favorite, but lazy to bake it myself. Maybe I'll go get one soon.
Yum. That may be the cake I choose to make for Boo's birthday on Saturday! It looks delicious!
Wow..very impressive..so hard to diet with these yummy pics :/
I trust this is with zero calories.. (lol)
Looks delicious!
Yummo!!! I love chocolate and this looks divine.
Blessings
Gwen
I copied the recipe for friends. I'm odd one out, being the only one who doesn't care for chocolate. Okay, I'm weird one out.
ohhhhh cake….. chocolate cake that looks too good to eat.
thanks for the recipe.
Ummmm….
I'm drooling. To bad this doesn't fit my diet. booo.
My mouth is watering!!!
Drool…
Oh how decadent indeed, Katherine!
Liesl 🙂
Looks yummy! Will need to try for sure! Thanks
~blessings
Dorcas
This picture DOES nothing for my diet… LOL… enjoy..
TaDa
My husbands favourite cake…chocolate!
Thanks for the recipe.
That looks like one of the best chocolate cakes ever (and I should know – lol). Yummy. Going to hard copy that recipe. sandie
yummy! Def need to make this for dessert this week 🙂