Chocolate Layer Cake

Taylor Topp Comacho
Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook
USA

This is one of the cakes I pick as a birthday cake for me. It made it's rounds to this year but I couldn't wait and made one early. I hope you'll enjoy it any time.

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Ingredients

1 hour
10 servings
  1. cake batter
  2. 1 cupcake flour
  3. 1 cupall-purpose flour
  4. 3/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder, I use Hersheys special dark
  5. 2 cupgranulated sugar
  6. 2 largeeggs
  7. 1 cupheavy cream
  8. 1 cupcooled brewed espresso
  9. 2 tspbaking powder
  10. 1 tspbaking soda
  11. 1/4 tspsalt
  12. 1/4 cupmayonnaise
  13. 1/4 cupvegetable oil
  14. 1 tsppure vanilla extract
  15. chocolate buttercream frosting
  16. 1 ozbakers chocolate, unsweetened, melted
  17. 2 stickunsalted butter, softened. 8 ounce total
  18. 3 3/4 cuppowdered sugar
  19. 2 tsppure vanilla extract
  20. 3 1/2 tbspheavy cream
  21. 1/4 tspsalt
  22. 1 pinchcayenne pepper
  23. 1/2 cupunsweetened cocoa powder

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    In a large mixing bowl, beat all wet in ingredients together on medium speed until well blended.

  2. 2

    In another bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.

  3. 3

    Slowly add to wet on low speed until just incorporated.

  4. 4

    Grease and flour two 9" cake pans. You may use some cocoa powder instead of flour.

  5. 5

    Place in a preheated 350°F Fahrenheit oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  6. 6

    Set on cooling racks to cool 20 minutes before removing from cake pans.

  7. 7

    While cake is baking, start the frosting.

  8. 8

    Cream butter and sugar and cocoa powder together beating on medium speed for 3 minutes.

  9. 9

    Add in melted bakers chocolate, cream and mix.

  10. 10

    Add in other ingredients and beat on medium for 4 minutes.

  11. 11

    Refrigerate until cakes are cooled.

  12. 12

    On your serving platter, place one cake layer. To keep a clean platter, cut parchment paper into strips and place around cake.

  13. 13

    Take frosting and frost top of cake layer. Add second cake on top. Spread frosting on top and work down sides.

  14. 14

    You can take your time and work a smooth texture using an off set spatula. Or just frost using all the frosting and leave swirl marks.

  15. 15

    Top the cake with any decorations you wish. Today, I used crushed butterfinger candies. It helps hide mistakes ;)

  16. 16

    Serve and enjoy. Cake should be stored, covered and refrigerated.

  17. 17

    Recipe by taylor68too.

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Taylor Topp Comacho
Taylor Topp Comacho @Tay68cancook
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Family, friends, that's what it's all about! Cooking good food, gathering together and sharing with loved ones is my passion!
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