Dark Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Dark Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 618 calories. For 68 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. 24106 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, kosher salt, cocoa powder, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Shugary Sweets. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 31%, this dish is rather bad. Users who liked this recipe also liked Vanilla Triple Layer Cake with Whipped Dark Chocolate Frosting, Yellow Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting, and Dark-chocolate Cake With Ganache Frosting.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder

2 eggs

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 tsp kosher salt

3 Tbsp milk

4 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate morsels

1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Equipment:

hand mixer

measuring cup

bowl

baking paper

oven

wire rack

spatula

Cooking instruction summary:

In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.In a measuring cup, mix together cooled coffee and milk. Set aside.In an electric mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes, until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Slowly add in dry ingredients alternating with the coffee/milk mixture (about 3 additions of each).Pour cake batter into two prepared pans (2-9inch round cake pans, lined with parchment paper and greased and floured). Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool about 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.For the frosting, beat butter for 3-4 minutes until pale in color. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Beat an additional 3-4 minutes until fluffy and smooth!To assemble cake, lay one layer of cake on a cake plate. Spoon 1/4 of frosting onto top of cake, spreading evenly. Top with about 1/2 cup of mini morsels. Add second layer of cake. Spread a layer of frosting around the sides of the cake and the top, very thin. This is your crumb coat. Allow to set about 15 minutes (or refrigerate). Apply final layer of frosting, spreading evenly and using a straight edge spatula to smooth. Using your hands in a cupped fashion, press mini chips around sides. Continue until all sides are done. Slice and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.In a measuring cup, mix together cooled coffee and milk. Set aside.In an electric mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes, until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Slowly add in dry ingredients alternating with the coffee/milk mixture (about 3 additions of each).

2. Pour cake batter into two prepared pans (2-9inch round cake pans, lined with parchment paper and greased and floured).

3. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes.

4. Remove and allow to cool about 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.For the frosting, beat butter for 3-4 minutes until pale in color.

5. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk. Beat an additional 3-4 minutes until fluffy and smooth!To assemble cake, lay one layer of cake on a cake plate. Spoon 1/4 of frosting onto top of cake, spreading evenly. Top with about 1/2 cup of mini morsels.

6. Add second layer of cake.

7. Spread a layer of frosting around the sides of the cake and the top, very thin. This is your crumb coat. Allow to set about 15 minutes (or refrigerate). Apply final layer of frosting, spreading evenly and using a straight edge spatula to smooth. Using your hands in a cupped fashion, press mini chips around sides. Continue until all sides are done. Slice and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
617k Calories
4g Protein
25g Total Fat
96g Carbs
2% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
617k
31%

Fat
25g
39%

  Saturated Fat
15g
96%

Carbohydrates
96g
32%

  Sugar
77g
86%

Cholesterol
69mg
23%

Sodium
220mg
10%

Alcohol
0.24g
1%

Caffeine
31mg
11%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
10%

Manganese
0.55mg
28%

Copper
0.45mg
23%

Iron
2mg
16%

Magnesium
62mg
16%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Phosphorus
138mg
14%

Fiber
3g
14%

Vitamin A
529IU
11%

Vitamin B2
0.16mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.14mg
9%

Folate
34µg
9%

Zinc
1mg
7%

Potassium
246mg
7%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.67mg
4%

Calcium
43mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.48µg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.32mg
3%

Vitamin K
3µg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
3%

Vitamin B6
0.03mg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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