Chocolate, Chocolate Cake Recipe
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CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE CAKE - This decadent chocolate dessert is rich, moist and it is only chocolate cake recipe you will ever need!
Ingredients
For the chocolate cake:
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee + ½ cup water
For the chocolate frosting:
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Garnish:
  • Chocolate curls, optional
Instructions
To make cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease and flour two round 8-in. cake pans, set aside
  2. In small saucepan melt butter and chocolate over low heat stirring almost constantly until both are completely melted, add mixture of instant coffee and water and stir
  3. Remove from heat
  4. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda, mix on low until dry ingredients are thoroughly combined
  5. Add eggs and milk and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes then add mixture of melted chocolate and mix until combined
  6. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans
  7. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
  8. Remove from the oven and allow for about 10 minutes remove from the pan and cool completely
To make frosting:
  1. In a medium saucepan stir together cream, chocolate and sugar on low heat until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth
Assembly the cake:
  1. Place chocolate cake onto serving plate, spread about ⅓ of chocolate frosting on one cake layer, top with the other cake layer and spread frosting on top and sides of cake
  2. Garnish with chocolate curls
Notes
To make chocolate curls, use potato peeler to shave the curls from the block or bar of chocolate at room temperature.
Recipe by Yummiest Food Recipes at https://yummiestfood.com/chocolate-chocolate-cake-recipe/