Beatty's Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Frosting

Manami's Note:

Copyright 2006, "Barefoot Contessa at Home" the name of Ina Garten's new cookbook. As always, like most of her recipes; this is easy and oh so delicious.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

CHOCOLATE CAKE

• butter, for greasing pans or margarine , for greasing the pans
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour , plus more
• all-purpose flour , for the pans
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup good-quality cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk , shaken
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 extra-large eggs , at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
• chocolate frosting

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

• 6 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate (such as Callebaut)
• ½ lb unsalted butter or ½ lb unsalted margarine , at room temperature
• 1 extra-large egg yolk , at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder

Directions:

1. CHOCOLATE CAKE:.
2. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
3. Grease with butter or margarine, two 8" round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then grease with butter or margarine the parchment paper and flour the pans.
4. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined.
5. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.
6. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry.
7. With the mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
9. Cool in pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
10. Place one layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal.
11. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.
12. CHOCOLATE FROSTING:.
13. Chop the chocolate and place in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.
14. Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled at room temperature.
15. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter or margarine on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
16. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes.
17. Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners" sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy.
18. Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water.
19. On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until blended.
20. DO NOT WHIP !
21. Spread immediately on the cooled cake.
22. E N J O Y !

Reviews

[Blue Peacock]

I have this same cookbook at home and decided to make this cake since my husband wanted to eat a chocolate cake. I used Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder which was intense in flavor and color. This is a wonderful cake-rich in taste with a soft texture. Thank you Manami for posting this recipe.

[TaterBug! :)]

YUM! I am a true lover of chocolate cakes and I have tried so many of them I cannot even tell you, this is truly THE BOMB! I made this cake it is so moist and delicious, with such depth of flavor. You must try this recipe it is truly the BEST!! Perfect!

[Teresacooks]

This is my perfect chocolate cake, it's moist and delicious, the frosting is creamy. The whole thing has the clean flavor of quality ingredients, and it's not so heavy you want to die after eating a piece.