Ingredients
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- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cups Natural Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Large Egg Yolk
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Hot Brewed Coffee
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar (for pudding)
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt (for pudding)
- 1 cup Water
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 8 ounces Semisweet or Bittersweet Chocolate
- 4 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate
- 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together.
- In another bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, followed by buttermilk and hot coffee.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For the pudding filling, heat sugar, cornstarch, salt, and water in a saucepan until thickened; stir in melted chocolates.
- To make frosting, whip heavy cream to soft peaks and combine with melted unsweetened chocolate and confectioners' sugar.
- Assemble by layering the cake with pudding filling and frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (100g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg