THE Most Decadent Chocolate Cake I Make

Name: THE Most Decadent Chocolate Cake I Make
Yield: 10-12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Butter and Cocoa for dusting three 20cm pans; 3 cups flour - all purpose; 1 and 1/2 cups of the best unsweetened cocoa you can afford; 3 cups white sugar; 1 Tbsp baking SODA (Bicarbonate of soda); 1 and 1/4 tsp of baking POWDER; Heaped tsp of salt; 4 large eggs; 1 and a 1/2 cups of buttermilk (or normal milk with 3 Tbsp..; ...of lemon juice or vinegar in it. Let stand for 3 minutes; 1/2 cup canola or other neutral flavoured cooking oil; 1 and 1/2 cups of good quality coffee; 2 tsp vanilla Extract or 1 and 1/2 tsp of vanilla paste; 1 and 1/2 cups of softened butter; 8 oz (250 gm) room temperature cream cheese; 1 and 1/2 cups of the same unsweetened cocoa used in the cake; 2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 and a 1/2 tsp vanilla paste; 1/4 cup milk; 7 cups confectioners (icing) sugar

Chopper39 @cook_2774197

The bestest lil country on the planet!

This three tiered cake is not for the faint hearted or those that never have a cheat day LOL

Chopper39 @cook_2774197

The bestest lil country on the planet!

This three tiered cake is not for the faint hearted or those that never have a cheat day LOL

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Ingredients

10-12 servings

chocolate cake
Butter and Cocoa for dusting three 20cm pans
3 cupsflour - all purpose
1and 1/2 cups of the best unsweetened cocoa you can afford
3 cupswhite sugar
1 Tbspbaking SODA (Bicarbonate of soda)
1and 1/4 tsp of baking POWDER
Heaped tsp of salt
4large eggs
1and a 1/2 cups of buttermilk (or normal milk with 3 Tbsp..
...of lemon juice or vinegar in it. Let stand for 3 minutes
1/2 cupcanola or other neutral flavoured cooking oil
1and 1/2 cups of good quality coffee
2 tspvanilla Extract or 1 and 1/2 tsp of vanilla paste
chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting
1and 1/2 cups of softened butter
8 oz (250 gm)room temperature cream cheese
1and 1/2 cups of the same unsweetened cocoa used in the cake
2 tspvanilla extract or 1 and a 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
1/4 cupmilk
7 cupsconfectioners (icing) sugar

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Steps

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Chocolate cakes
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter three 9-inch cake rounds. Dust with the cocoa powder, tapping out any excess powder.
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Mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer. On low speed, mix until combined.
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Add eggs, buttermilk, warm water, oil, and vanilla and mix on medium speed for two minutes until smooth.
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Place 3 cups of batter into each one of the three pans.
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Bake for 30-35 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean.
Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out the cakes onto a rack and allow to cool completely.
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Frosting
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In the stand mixer, beat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Add in cocoa powder and vanilla extract. Beat again until combined.
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Beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add milk as necessary to make a spreadable consistency. The frosting should be very thick and will thicken even more if refrigerated.
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To assemble cake, place first cake on a stand and add enough frosting on to the top, spreading out with a palette knife, to cover the top of the cake. As the next layer and repeat with the frosting. Next add the last cake and cover the top and sides with the remaining frosting.
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Enjoy!!!

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Chopper39 @cook_2774197

on January 09, 2020 00:42

The bestest lil country on the planet!

I was born at a very young age in London, England but came to my tiny piece of santuary in the Pacific when I was barely walking.Self taught myself ethnic cooking such as Indian, Moroccan and Thai and found a love of baking, especially French inspired desserts.I cook for friends and...well...anyone that wants to eat really lol.I work day in-day out with people that have committed serious crimes and cooking helps me refocus my energies when I've had a rough day.Cooking is my 'happy place'.......I find my zen when I'm pulling together a dish.I love the outdoors, swimming in the ocean and lakes over here, I'm a keen photographer, paint abstracts when the mood grips me and I'm a multiple papercut survivor!My mantra...'If you want what you've never had...you have to do what you've never done'