Chocolate Coffee Cake with Raspberries
Taken from this foodnetwork recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html. Made for SONYA’s birthday. :)
Try it. It’s awesome.
Cake Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, shaken
- 1/2 cup veggie oil
- 2 eggs, room temp.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed coffee
Frosting Ingredients
- 6 oz good semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 egg yolk, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1 tsp instant coffee powder
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
First, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, veggie oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Slowly stir together the wet & dry ingredients. Then add in the cup of freshly brewed coffee (thanks Anna for brewing coffee for me—it’s her expertise!) until just combined.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for ~45 minutes until an inserted fork comes out clean.
Melt the chocolate using a double boiler or in the microwave (be careful not to burn chocolate!). Set aside. With an electric mixer, whisk butter about 2 minutes until smooth. Add in egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating.
Add in powdered sugar slowly and mix until smooth and creamy. Dissolve instant coffee in 1 tbsp hot water and add into mixture.
Add in the melted chocolate and cocoa powder until just combined. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before frosting the cake.
Tip: Make sure the cake is almost cooled completely before frosting if you want your frosting to stay a light brown color. With Sonya’s cake, I was in a rush to make it by 12am that night, so the frosting turned into a darker brown color as it melted onto the cake (which ended up tasting delicious!), just FYI.
Try not to eat it all at once. Enjoy!!
Happy Birthday Sonya!!! 21 Raspberries for 21 years & many more to come. :)
Thanks for following! xox
Beverly :D
