Description
This is a chocolate cake recipe. But this is not your boring, generic, dry, chocolate cake recipe. This is THE chocolate cake recipe. It’s the one you’ll want to use for birthday cakes, bake-offs, bribes, and Sundays, Because, Sunday. And even though this cake is more than delicious enough completely by itself, we’re going to turn it into a layer cake, and coat it with an incredible Whipped Cocoa Buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 1-½ cup All-purpose Flour
- 1-½ cup White Sugar
- 1-½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Eggs
- ¾ cups Buttermilk
- ¼ cups Greek Yoghurt (Plain Or Unflavoured)
- ½ cups Canola Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ½ cups Instant Coffee, Hot
- ½ cups Chocolate Chips
- 1 Tablespoon White Chocolate Shavings
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 2 sticks Salted Butter, Softened
- 4 cups Icing Sugar
- 1 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 5 Tablespoons Whipping Cream
Preparation
For the cake:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease two 8-inch round cake pans, ideally springform pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter.
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, buttermilk, Greek yoghurt, canola oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture in parts with the mixer on low until completely incorporated. Pour in hot coffee, mix until combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
Divide batter among cake pans and bake about 30–35 minutes, until tops are just set. Let cakes cool for a few minutes before removing from cake tins. Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting:
Cream together butter and icing sugar. Add cocoa powder and vanilla extract and continue to beat until completely incorporated. Add whipping cream and whip frosting mixture until light and fluffy. Add more icing sugar if you prefer a sweeter or thicker frosting.
Place a cake layer, flat side up. Spread frosting on top. Place the second layer on top of the first layer, flat side down, and spread frosting on the top and sides of the cake. If you’re planning to do anything fancier than a flat frosted cake, I’d highly recommend a crumb coat.
Garnish with white chocolate shavings.
