Beatty's Chocolate Cake
Beatty's Chocolate Cake
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 847
- Total Fat
- 47
- Saturated Fat
- 21
- Carbohydrates
- 107
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 79
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 141
- Sodium
- 569
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 35 min
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 8 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 847
- Total Fat
- 47
- Saturated Fat
- 21
- Carbohydrates
- 107
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 79
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 141
- Sodium
- 569
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 30 min
- Cook: 35 min
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup good cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk, shaken
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows
Chocolate Frosting:
6 ounces good semisweet chocolate, such as Valrhona
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
- Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee 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 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.
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 fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes. 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. Don't whip! Spread immediately on the cooled cake.
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Jackie M.
I absolutely Loved everything about it!! Especially how light the icing tasted!!! This is a must try and have for any event but if you want to make a lasting impression, I highly recommend this recipe! Thanks so much Ina for sharing......I LOVE your cooking and baking show!!!!!
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