Description
Easy Dark Chocolate Cake is simple and delicious. Topped with a generous helping of whipped cream and sprinkled with cinnamon it’s sure to be a favorite!
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups (260g) flour
- 2 cups (345g) sugar
- 3/4 cup (75g) cocoa powder (dark chocolate)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp espresso powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (125ml) oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup (250ml) boiling water
Vanilla Whipped Cream:
- 2 cups (475 ml) heavy whipping cream
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 5 Tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C) and line two 9″ round cake pans with parchment paper.
- Put all the dry ingredients into the bowl of a mixer and combine.
- Add everything else except the boiling water and beat on medium for about a minute.
- With the mixer on low slowly add the boiling water and combine. The batter will be very thin!
- Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Vanilla Whipped Cream:
- Whip the heavy cream, vanilla and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Spread half of the cream on each cake and sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Since this cake is very light you can serve bigger pieces. Cut each cake into 8 pieces or 12 if you prefer smaller servings. Serves 16-24.
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