Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting

 This is  a very decadent, quick chocolate cake which everyone will love.

Ingredients:

For the Cake:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
  • 1/2 cup milk

For the frosting:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp milk
  • 1 1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate morsels

Directions:


  1. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
  2. In a measuring cup, mix together cooled coffee and milk. Set aside.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. 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!
  6. 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.





I keep this in the fridge until it's all gone.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I think this cake is eaten very quickly!!!
If I made it, I would probably eat the whole thing. It looks and sounds so yummy.
Susan said…
I'd be surprised if it made it into the refrigerator - what a decadent, delicious cake!
NanaDiana said…
Right now I am drooling for a piece of chocolate cake with white icing. I also like white cake with chocolate butter frosting. Now I really drooling! xo Diana
It does look yummy!
A piece of that and a big glass of cold milk would be really nice right now :-)

Have a great day!

Christer.
Guillaume said…
Oh I want to make that one! Or for my wife to make it as I'm rubbish making cakes. Difficult to find time to bake you have a young child.
chickpea678 said…
This cake looks incredible!!! How can you bake like this when you don’t even enjoy sweets?!?!?