Dessert
Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
1 h 15 minServes 12Nutri-Score D€€
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1 h 15 min
1 h 15 minChocolate Buttermilk Cake
what you need
Ingredients
all-purpose flourGrains300 g
baking powderPantry12 g
saltSpices12 g- baking sodaPantry3 g
dark chocolate (chopped)Pantry170 g
brewed coffeeBeverages160 ml- cocoa powderPantry50 g
buttermilk (room temperature)Dairy160 ml- vanilla extractPantry10 ml
unsalted butter (room temperature)Dairy170 g- granulated sugarPantry135 g
- dark brown sugarPantry145 g
- vegetable oilPantry60 ml
- eggs (room temperature)Dairy3 pieces
per serving
Nutrition
273kcal
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Proteins
- 4 g
- Fat
- 11 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Mixing bowl ×2
Saucepan
Cake pan ×3
Oven
Whisk
Spatula
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prepare the dry ingredients
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
- Step 2
Melt the chocolate mixture
- Combine the chopped dark chocolate, brewed coffee and cocoa powder in a bowl.
- Melt over a double boiler until smooth.
- Step 3
Cream the butter and sugars
- Beat the butter, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar and vegetable oil until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- Step 4
Combine the batters
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the chocolate mixture to the butter mixture.
- Make three additions of dry and two additions of wet, mixing between each.
- Step 5
Bake the cake layers
- Divide the batter into three 7-inch cake pans and level out the batter.
- Bake at 350F for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Step 6
Assemble the cake
- Flatten the cake layers.
- Assemble and frost the cake.