Chocolate Coffee Layer Cake

The recipe Chocolate Coffee Layer Cake can be made in about 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains about 16g of protein, 72g of fat, and a total of 1331 calories. This recipe serves 6. For $1.94 per serving, this recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of corn syrup, baking soda, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. 4239 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Completely Delicious. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 69%. Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting, Chocolate Lovers Triple Layer Coffee Caramel Chocolate Mousse Cakes, and The Dark Knight Cake (Triple Chocolate Layer Cake) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 6

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with non-stick cooking spray or coat with butter and flour.In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sour cream and hot coffee or water until smooth. Set aside to cool.In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars together on medium high speed until very light and creamy, scraping the bowl down as necessary, about 5-7 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each. Add the vanilla.Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the cooled cocoa mixture, ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined. Divide the batter equally between the prepared cake pans.Bake, rotating halfway through. until the center of the the cakes bounce back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 40-45 minutes. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.Whisk together the sugar, flour, milk, heavy cream and espresso powder in a medium saucepan. Set over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened, about 8-10 minutes. Pour mixture through a mesh strainer into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium high speed until cooled to room temperature, about 10 minutes.Reduce the mixer speed to medium and add the cubed butter a tablespoon at a time, letting it become incorporated before adding the next tablespoon. Once all the butter has been added, add the vanilla and beat on high speed until buttercream is thick and creamy. If buttercream is too soft, chill in the fridge for 10 minutes, then try beating again.If desired, cut the cooled cake layers in half, creating 4 layers. Place the first cake layer on a cake stand or plate. Cover with 3/4 cup of the buttercream and top with another cake layer. Repeat.Cover the layer cake with a thin layer of buttercream to create a crumb coat. Chill cake for 10 minutes to set, then cover with remaining buttercream. Chill for at least 30 minutes.Place the chopped chocolate, cubed butter, and corn syrup in a large heat-proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir as mixture melts. Once smooth, remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.Pour about 1/2 cup of the ganache over the top of the chilled cake, spreading it just to the edge without letting it spill over the sides. Chill 5 minutes. Pour another 1/2-1 cup of the ganache over the cake, this time pushing it over the sides and letting it drip down. Let cake set for 30 minutes at room temperature or 10 minutes in the fridge before serving.

 

Step by step:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper and grease with non-stick cooking spray or coat with butter and flour.In a medium bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sour cream and hot coffee or water until smooth. Set aside to cool.In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars together on medium high speed until very light and creamy, scraping the bowl down as necessary, about 5-7 minutes.

2. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each.

3. Add the vanilla.

4. Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the cooled cocoa mixture, ending with the flour mixture.

5. Mix until just combined. Divide the batter equally between the prepared cake pans.

6. Bake, rotating halfway through. until the center of the the cakes bounce back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, about 40-45 minutes.

7. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

8. Whisk together the sugar, flour, milk, heavy cream and espresso powder in a medium saucepan. Set over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened, about 8-10 minutes.

9. Pour mixture through a mesh strainer into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium high speed until cooled to room temperature, about 10 minutes.Reduce the mixer speed to medium and add the cubed butter a tablespoon at a time, letting it become incorporated before adding the next tablespoon. Once all the butter has been added, add the vanilla and beat on high speed until buttercream is thick and creamy. If buttercream is too soft, chill in the fridge for 10 minutes, then try beating again.If desired, cut the cooled cake layers in half, creating 4 layers.

10. Place the first cake layer on a cake stand or plate. Cover with 3/4 cup of the buttercream and top with another cake layer. Repeat.Cover the layer cake with a thin layer of buttercream to create a crumb coat. Chill cake for 10 minutes to set, then cover with remaining buttercream. Chill for at least 30 minutes.

11. Place the chopped chocolate, cubed butter, and corn syrup in a large heat-proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir as mixture melts. Once smooth, remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.

12. Pour about 1/2 cup of the ganache over the top of the chilled cake, spreading it just to the edge without letting it spill over the sides. Chill 5 minutes.

13. Pour another 1/2-1 cup of the ganache over the cake, this time pushing it over the sides and letting it drip down.

14. Let cake set for 30 minutes at room temperature or 10 minutes in the fridge before serving.

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