Decadent Chocolate Cake
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Decadent Chocolate Cake

Rich, moist chocolate cake with chocolate ganache frosting.

25
Prep (min)
35
Cook (min)
60
Total (min)
12
Servings
$12.62
Total Cost
$1.05
Per Serving

All Ingredients

  • 28 g (¼ stick OR 2 tbsp) Butter
  • 219 g (1¾ cups) All-Purpose Flour
  • 227 g (15 tbsp ¾ tsp) Heavy Cream
  • 400 g (2 cups) Granulated Sugar
  • 340 g (2 cups) Chocolate Chips
  • 64 g (¾ cup) Cocoa Powder
  • 9 g (2 tsp) Baking Soda
  • 5 g (1 tsp) Baking Powder
  • 6 g (2 tsp) Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 100 g (2 large) Eggs
  • 245 g (1 cup) Buttermilk
  • 237 g (1 cup) Coffee (brewed), hot
  • 109 g (½ cup) Vegetable Oil
1

Cake Batter

Ingredients

  • 219 g (1¾ cups) All-Purpose Flour
  • 400 g (2 cups) Granulated Sugar
  • 64 g (¾ cup) Cocoa Powder
  • 9 g (2 tsp) Baking Soda
  • 5 g (1 tsp) Baking Powder
  • 6 g (2 tsp) Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 100 g (2 large) Eggs
  • 245 g (1 cup) Buttermilk
  • 237 g (1 cup) Coffee (brewed), hot
  • 109 g (½ cup) Vegetable Oil

Steps

  1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2Mix all dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt) in a large bowl.
  3. 3In another bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, hot coffee, and oil.
  4. 4Combine wet and dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
  5. 5Pour batter into two greased 9-inch round cake pans.
  6. 6Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. 7Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
2

Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Ingredients

  • 28 g (¼ stick OR 2 tbsp) Butter
  • 227 g (15 tbsp ¾ tsp) Heavy Cream
  • 340 g (2 cups) Chocolate Chips

Steps

  1. 1Heat heavy cream in a saucepan until it just begins to simmer.
  2. 2Place chocolate chips and butter in a heatproof bowl.
  3. 3Pour hot cream over chocolate and butter.
  4. 4Let sit for 2 minutes without stirring.
  5. 5Whisk until smooth and glossy.
  6. 6Let cool to spreading consistency (about 30 minutes), stirring occasionally.
  7. 7Frost the cooled cake layers and enjoy!

Cost Breakdown

$12.62
Total Cost
$1.05
Per Serving

Ingredient Costs

  • Butter(Land O'Lakes)
    $0.34
  • All-Purpose Flour(King Arthur)
    $0.58
  • Heavy Cream(Store Brand)
    $1.12
  • Granulated Sugar(Domino)
    $0.99
  • Chocolate Chips(Ghirardelli)
    $4.99
  • Cocoa Powder(Ghirardelli)
    $2.03
  • Baking Soda(Arm & Hammer)
    $0.03
  • Baking Powder(Rumford)
    $0.07
  • Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt(Diamond Crystal)
    $0.02
  • Eggs(Store Brand)
    $0.67
  • Buttermilk(Store Brand)
    $0.90
  • Coffee (brewed)(Home Brewed)
    $0.50
  • Vegetable Oil(Crisco)
    $0.38

Tags

#chocolate#birthday#celebration
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