Chocolate layer cake recipes - 4 recipes
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Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese
By Tricia33
Homemade chocolate cake, filled with cream cheese filling and frosted with a chocolate
- CAKE:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM
- 1 cup butter, 8 ounces
- 1 3/4 cups cocoa powder, 5 ounces
- 6 cups powdered sugar, 25 ounces
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake (America’s Test Kitchen)
By á-57724
Heat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 2 round cake pans
- Frosting:
- 12 Tbsp. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, very soft (plus extra for greasing pans)
- 1 3/4 c. unbleached all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting pans)
- 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 c. cocoa
- 1/2 c. hot water
- 1 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 16 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. corn syrup
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 1/4 c. heavy cream (cold)
Double Chocolate Layer Cake
By hanley89
Make the Cake 1. Preheat oven to 350
- Cake
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
- Frosting
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate , coarsely chopped
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 1 tbsp confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 1 tbsp Instant coffee granules, optional
Chocolate Layer Cake
By hchampoux
Directions Preheat oven to 350º F
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 cup milk buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable canola oil, or melted coconut oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
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