This black magic chocolate cake is made with black coffee and buttermilk (the magic part) which makes it a rich, delicious cake. It is my son's favorite cake, therefore I make it for his birthday every year.
If you love chocolate, this is definitely the cake for you! The combination of real cocoa, buttermilk and coffee make it a chocolate lovers dream cake.
For the last few years, I have frosted it with Barbara's chocolate icing recipe which is better than the icing recipe I previously used. Serve it with chocolate ice cream, if you dare, and you have a triple chocolate masterpiece.
My Mixing Note
I set my mixing bowl in my sink to keep ingredients from blowing or splattering when mixing. It is so much easier to simply rinse the sink when I am finished mixing batter than it is to clean the counters, walls and floor.
I also pre-measure ingredients before I start. That way, I know I haven't forgotten any of the ingredients should I get interrupted.
Black Magic Chocolate Cake Recipe by Sylvestermouse
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Prep Time | Cook Time | Cool Time | Ready In | Yields |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 min. | 30-35 min. | 60 min. | 2 hrs. | 12 - 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups Swans Down Cake Flour (or 1¾ cups all-purpose flour)
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (100% cacao)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Grease & flour two 9" round cake pans or one 9"x13" pan
- In large bowl, combine/whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. (Set mixing bowl in the sink to keep the flour/cocoa from blowing everywhere)
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil & vanilla
- Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Batter will be very thin
- Pour into prepared pans
- Bake at for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean
- Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and completely cool
- Frost as desired
See the Items I Use For Pre-measuring in the Following Reviews:
Cooking & Baking Prep Tools: Shot Glasses Used As Pinch BowlsSet of Stainless Steel Stackable Magnetic Measuring Spoons ReviewedMini Increment Measuring Spoons for Tad, Dash, Pinch, Smidgen & Drop
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