Cakes and cupcakes

Made with buttermilk and baker's chocolate. 45 min, makes 12, 18 ingredients.

Recipe by andianne.com

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Total

45 min

Makes

12

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour (sifted)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
• ⅔ cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 3 oz baker's chocolate (unsweetened)
• ½ cup boiling water
• 2 Tbsp water
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 oz baker's chocolate (unsweetened)
• 2 Tbsp buttermilk
• 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Method by andianne.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two round cake pans with butter. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the cake flour, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together the white sugar, brown sugar and softened butter with a hand mixer.
4. Add in the buttermilk, vanilla, eggs and mix.
5. Add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Beat together to create the cake batter.
6. Add boiling water (from a kettle) plus bakers chocolate to a small bowl. Stir together 1-2 minutes until chocolate has melted.
7. Pour in the melted chocolate into the batter. Beat until creamy.
8. Divide the batter evenly into two cake pans. Tap three times on the counter to help remove air bubbles. Bake for 25 minutes. After baking, let sit in pan for 5 minutes. Remove and add cakes to a rack to cool completely.
9. Heat water and sugar in a saucepan. Let boil 1 minute stirring frequently.
10. Add in the bakers chocolate and continue stiring gently until the chocolate melts, about 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
11. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and powdered sugar. Add in the butter, vanilla and melted chocolate. Beat until smooth and creamy.
12. Add a dollop of frosting to the serving dish you plan to use. Place the first cake on top of that frosting (helps it to stay put). Spread frosting all over the cake and sides. You have alot of frosting so feel free to add extra to the top - this will become the middle frosting layer.Place the second cake on top.
13. Frost the top and sides of the second cake. Spread smoothly with a spatula.
14. Use a vegetable peeler to create chocolate shavings from a square of bakers chocolate. Sprinkle on top. Slice cake into pieces, serve and enjoy!