Kittencal's Chocolate Fantasy Layer Cake
Recipe: #252
September 28, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Layer, Baby Shower, Birthday, Brunch, Christmas, Cinco de Mayo, Easter, Fathers Day, Game/Sports Day, Hanukkah, July 4th, Kwanzaa, Labor Day, Mothers Day New Years, Picnic, Potluck, Valentine's Day, Oven Bake, Flour, Chocolate, more
"A Chocolate lover’s fantasy! to take this cake to yet another level substitute 3 tablespoons Kahlua in place of the vanilla, make certain to have your butter, buttermilk and eggs all at room temperature and beat for stated times, both are important steps for the perfect texture, using a good quality baking cocoa will only add to the flavor of this cake!"
Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (118.8 g)
- Calories 368
- Total Fat - 18.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.4 g
- Cholesterol - 96.1 mg
- Sodium - 493.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 47 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 26.9 g
- Protein - 6.5 g
- Calcium - 60.5 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2
Grease the sides of two 9-inch round cake pans (preferably bakers-quality pans) then line the bottoms of both pans with parchment paper.
Step 3
In a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium speed cream butter with brown sugar and coffee granules until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes no less than 5 minutes, this is the key to perfect cakes!).
Step 4
Add in eggs one at a time beat well after each addition, after the addition of all the eggs continue beating for about 3 minutes.
Step 5
Beat in vanilla until combined
Step 6
In a bowl sift the flour with cocoa, baking soda and salt; reduce the speed to low and add in the flour mixture alternating with the room temperature buttermilk in 3 additions scraping down the sides of the bowl on each addition.
Step 7
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pan.
Step 8
Set oven rack to the second-lowest position, then preheat oven to 350 degrees F for 15 minutes (allowing the cakes to sit in the pans for that time).
Step 9
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the cakes test done.
Step 10
Cool and frost as desired.
Tips
No special items needed.
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