Chocolate: Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
Source of Recipe
cookingvillage.com
Recipe Introduction
Deep, dark and chocolaty, this cake is pure decadence. The smooth and shiny ganache frosting is deceptively easy to make--with just two ingredients!
List of Ingredients
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
2 squares (2 ounces) unsweetened chocolate
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Recipe
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a saucepan, melt butter and unsweetened chocolate, stirring, over low heat. Set aside; cool slightly.
2. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a large bowl of electric mixer. Add chocolate mixture, buttermilk and eggs. Beat at low speed for 1 minute; increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
3. Divide batter equally between prepared pans. Bake until cakes spring back when gently pressed, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes; invert onto wire racks.
4. Bring cream just to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips; mix until frosting is smooth and starts to thicken.
5. Place 1 cooled layer on a cake plate. Spread top with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer. Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting.
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