Death by Chocolate Cake
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Make the chocolate simple syrup by heating a half a cup of water and a half a cup of granulated sugar until the sugar is fully dissolved.
- 2Mix in a tablespoon of dark cocoa powder.
- 3Pour into a jar to cool.
- 4Whisk together all the dry ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 cups granulated sugar, ¾ cup dark cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, and 1 teaspoon fine salt.
- 5Combine 1 cup warm water, 1 cup sour cream, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon instant espresso.
- 6Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk together until smooth.
- 7Pour batter into lined and greased cake pans.
- 8Bake at 350°F for 22 to 26 minutes.
- 9Make the chocolate frosting.
- 10Mix together 2 cups unsalted butter, 1 cup dark baking cocoa, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- 11Mix in 5 cups powdered sugar and ¾ cup heavy cream on low speed.
- 12Mix in 1 ⅓ cups of dark chocolate that’s been melted and cooled.
- 13Brush the cake layers with chocolate simple syrup and spread on an even layer of the chocolate frosting.
- 14Add a thick layer of chocolate buttercream.
- 15Decorate the cake with extra crumbs.
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 0.75 cup dark cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 cup sour cream
- 0.5 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso
- 2 cups unsalted butter
- 1 cup dark baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 0.75 cup heavy cream
- 1.33 cups dark chocolate
Equipment
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Tips
- The recipe is also linked in bio or you can Google Chel Sweet's Death by Chocolate Cake and it will be the first thing to pop up.
- The metric system with gram measurements on the site.
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