Delish Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

This is my 50th post in my blog. Been 2 months into launching and i'm happy to share my 50th post with you.  Thought it will be ideal to post a cake dessert to celebrate and this moist chocolate melt-in your mouth is something sinfully delicious. Delish chocolate cake with rich chocolate butter cream frosting what else i could asked for a celebration


Ingredients

For the Chocolate cake

2 cups granulated white sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 baking soda
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp coffee powder
2 eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup boiling water
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 cup milk/buttermilk
3/4 tsp salt


Chocolate buttercream frosting

1 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
5 cups confectioner sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1/2 tsp coffee powder


Method for chocolate cake

Sieve flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add in the coffee powder and whisk till well combined

Combined cocoa powder in a hot water and stir without lumps. set aside to cool

Using hand mixture, cream vegetable oil and sugar. Add in eggs one at a time. Add in milk and flour mixture. Start with 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 of the flour repeat the process till all the milk and flour has been used up. Stir in the cocoa mixture and beat in high speed for 1-2 minutes

Butter a bottom of 9' inch springfoam cake pan and pour the batter in. Bake in preheated oven at 350'F with a baking rack in the middle of the oven for 35-40 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean

Cool in a cooling rack for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the baking pan and cool completely

Spread the cake with chocolate cream and sprinkle with sugar pearls or any cake decoration of your choice


Method for butter cream

Sieve cocoa powder to remove any unwanted lumps

Using a hand mixer cream butter and cocoa powder till combined

Gradually add sugar and milk. Add 1 cup sugar followed by 1 tbsp milk and repeat the process.Turn to high speed and beat for 1 minute. add in coffee powder and vanilla extract.  Add more sugar if mixture too loose  if mixture too thick add more milk. The mixture should be easy to spread consistency