# BLACK VELVET CAKE

This recipe makes a black velvet cake without using any food coloring, using black cocoa powder instead.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1.67 Cups granulated sugar
- 0.67 Cup black cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 Cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 Cup full-fat buttermilk
- 1 Cup hot coffee

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/177C and prepare three 6-inch or two 8-inch cake pans by spraying the sides with cooking spray and fitting the bottoms with a wax paper or parchment cake circle.
2. Whisk all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
3. Whisk in the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk until fully combined.
4. Add the hot coffee in a slow stream and whisk until smooth. The batter will be very thin.
5. Pour into prepared cake pans no more than 2/3 full and bake for 32-36 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
6. Cool completely before filling and frosting with a double batch of the dye-free black buttercream recipe from a few Reels back.

## Equipment

- oven
- 6-inch or 8-inch cake pans
- whisk
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAwAa0eP1cB/?igsh=Y3hyaDg3Y24zcXMy
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a24cb9e1-5fa8-4f4e-bdb9-65b8edbfecd8
- Extracted: 2025-02-06

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