Description
Indulge in the ultimate dessert experience with Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake, a luscious treat perfect for any celebration. This showstopper features a moist chocolate cake layered with rich chocolate buttercream frosting and adorned with elegant Chocolate Crispearls. Each bite delivers a heavenly balance of sweetness and deep cocoa flavor that will leave your guests asking for seconds. Whether it’s a birthday, dinner party, or just a sweet craving, this cake is your go-to recipe for impressing family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two round baking pans.
- In a bowl, mix vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla until well combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients. Stir in hot coffee until smooth.
- Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for 30-38 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting, melt chopped chocolate and cool slightly. Beat butter with egg yolk and powdered sugar until fluffy; mix in melted chocolate.
- Frost the cooled cakes as desired and top with Chocolate Crispearls.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg