Description
A rich, moist chocolate cake that’s perfect for any celebration, delighting chocolate lovers with its deep flavor and soft texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300 g wheat flour (Type 550)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soda
- 140 g baking cocoa
- 250 ml strong black coffee
- 250 ml cold buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 450 g brown sugar
- 250 g soft butter
- 30 ml neutral cooking oil (e.g. sunflower oil)
- 4 eggs (gr. M)
- 300 g soft butter (for butter cream)
- 3 eggs (for butter cream)
- 165 g brown sugar (for butter cream)
- 350 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa content)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (for butter cream)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt (for butter cream)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (or 180°C for circulating air). Line three 20 cm springform pans with baking paper and grease them with soft butter.
- In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and soda for the dough.
- In a small bowl, combine baking cocoa with hot coffee. Stir with a whisk until a smooth paste forms. Stir in cold buttermilk and vanilla extract, then let cool.
- In a food processor or with a hand mixer, beat sugar, soft butter, and oil on high speed for about 5 minutes. Add eggs one by one.
- Combine the cocoa-coffee mixture with the butter-sugar mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While the cake is baking, prepare the buttercream by melting the dark chocolate and letting it cool.
- In a mixing bowl, combine soft butter, brown sugar, and eggs for the buttercream. Mix until smooth.
- Add cooled melted chocolate, vanilla extract, and salt to the butter mixture and beat until creamy.
- Once cakes are cool, assemble them with buttercream layers in between and on top.
Notes
Tip: Use high-quality chocolate for better flavor, and store in an airtight container for freshness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: chocolate cake, dessert, Devil's Food Cake