Name: Chocolate cake (3)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups (500 ml) pastry flour; 1 cup (250 ml) cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons (10 ml) baking powder; 8 eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cream of tartar; 3 cups (750 ml) sugar; 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil; 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract; 1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar; 3/4 cup (180 ml) water; 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil; 1/4 cup (60 ml) 35% cream; 5 cups (1.25 litres) icing sugar; 1 cup (250 ml) cocoa powder

Preparation

Cake
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 ˚C (350 F).
- Line two 23-cm (9-inch) springform pans with parchment paper, butter and flour thoroughly.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In another bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the eggs, cream of tartar and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy and doubles in volume, about 8 minutes. Add the oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Reduce the speed of the electric mixer. Add the dry ingredients, combining quickly.
- Pour into the prepared pans. Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut each cake in half horizontally.  
Syrup
- In a saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil.  
Chocolate Frosting
- In a bowl, beat all the ingredients until smooth.
- Brush each cake layer with syrup. Layer with frosting. Finish by frosting the cake evenly.

Chocolate cake (3)

Categories

Ingredients

Cake

Syrup

Chocolate Frosting

Preparation

Cake

Syrup

Chocolate Frosting

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