The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe by Tasty

1h 20m
Serves 12
https://tasty.co/recipe/the-ultimate-chocolate-cake

Directions

  1. 1Grease and line three 8-inch (20 cm) cake tins with parchment paper.
  2. 2In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
  3. 3In a large glass measuring cup, combine the stout, vanilla, and espresso powder. Set aside.
  4. 4In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping down the sides occasionally to ensure all the ingredients are being evenly creamed together.
  5. 5Beat in the eggs, one at a time, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next.
  6. 6Add the mayonnaise and beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  7. 7Preheat oven to 325˚F (160˚C).
  8. 8Alternate adding the prepared dry and wet ingredients to the batter.
  9. 9Starting with about ⅓ of the dry ingredients, beat until incorporated.
  10. 10Then add ⅓ of the liquid ingredients, mixing until the batter comes together.
  11. 11Continue until all the wet and dry ingredients have been incorporated.
  12. 12Using a rubber scraper, fold the dark chocolate chunks into the batter.
  13. 13Distribute the batter evenly between the 3 prepared cake tins.
  14. 14Bake for about 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  15. 15Place the cakes on a cooling rack and leave to cool for about 10-15 minutes, until the outside of the pan is cool enough to touch.
  16. 16Once the cakes have cooled, loosen the edges using a butter knife.
  17. 17Then place a large plate over the tin and invert to release the cake from the pan.
  18. 18Remove the parchment paper from the bottom of the cake and slide the cake back onto the cooling rack to cool completely.
  19. 19Repeat for the remaining two layers.
  20. 20While your cakes are cooling, prepare the buttercream.
  21. 21In a large bowl, beat together the butter and vanilla.
  22. 22Gradually add in the cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and milk, continuously beating until all the ingredients have been incorporated and the frosting is light and fluffy.
  23. 23Frost and decorate to your liking.
  24. 24Slice and serve.
  25. 25Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 1 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1.5 cups stout
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon espresso powder
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 0.5 cup mayonnaise
  • 4 oz dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1.5 cups butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 5 tablespoons milk
  • fresh fruit, to decorate

Equipment

8-inch (20 cm) cake tinsparchment paperlarge bowllarge glass measuring cuplarge mixing bowlrubber scrapercooling rackbutter knife

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