RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FROSTING

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FROSTING

Prep time    Cook time      Total time

     30 mins     35 mins          1 hr 5 mins

Author: Unwana Events

Serves: 2 – 8”

Ingredients

175g All purpose flour

1 cup sugar

3 table spoons cocoa powder

2 tea spoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter milk

½ cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 table spoons hot water or coffee

CHOCOLATE FROSTING:

90g icing sugar

120g semi-sweet chocolate

30g cocoa powder

60g butter

2 table spoons hot water

1 tea spoon vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350ºf. Butter two 8” round cake pans. Line with parchment

paper, then butter and flour the pans.

Sift the flour, sugar cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the

bowl of an electric mixer and mix on low speed until combined.

In another bowl combine the vanilla extract, butter milk, vegetable oil, and eggs.

With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With

mixer still on low, add the hot water and stir just to combine. Scraping the

bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 – 40 minutes, until a cake

tester comes out clean.

Cool in the pans for 15 mins, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool

completely

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To make the chocolate frosting:

Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering

water.

Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled to room temperature

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter on high speed until light and

fluffy, add the vanilla and continue to beat.

Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners’ sugar, then beat at

medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy.

Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water.

On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until

blended.

Spread immediately on the cooled cake.

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