Chocolate Lover's Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Topped with a drizzled chocolate ganache and fresh this cake is good for up to one week like this.
Recipe Summary Chocolate Lover's Cake With Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Very rich and very very chocolaty!Ingredients | Cherry Buttercream Cake8 (1 ounce) squares baking chocolate2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream1 cup butter, softened1 cup white sugar1 cup brown sugar¾ cup cocoa powder1 cup sour cream1 cup cold coffee2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups all-purpose flour1 ½ teaspoons baking soda½ teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt½ cup heavy whipping cream4 (1 ounce) squares baking chocolate⅓ cup cold coffee2 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed1 cup butter, softenedDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9-inch round baking pans.Combine 8 ounces baking chocolate and 2 tablespoons cream in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; mix in sour cream, 1 cup coffee, eggs, and vanilla extract. Slowly beat in melted chocolate mixture until combined.Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; beat flour mixture into butter mixture until well combined and smooth. Pour batter into the 3 prepared baking pans.Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.Heat 1/2 cup cream and 4 ounces baking chocolate together in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in 1/3 cup coffee. Refrigerate mixture until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.Beat confectioners' sugar and 1 cup butter into cooled chocolate mixture in a large bowl until fluffy; add more confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is reached.Place 1 cake on a serving platter; spread icing on top of cake. Repeat layering with remaining cake and icing; spread icing on top and sides of entire layered cake.Info | Cherry Buttercream Cakeprep:
30 mins
cook:
30 mins
additional:
1 hr
total:
2 hrs
Servings:
16
Yield:
1 9-inch layer cake
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