How to Make Double Chocolate Layer Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

There is something undeniably indulgent about a rich and decadent chocolate cake. The sheer pleasure of sinking your teeth into a moist, dense slice of chocolate cake, paired with a velvety smooth icing, is pure heaven for any chocolate lover. And when it comes to a double chocolate layer cake, you can be sure that you are in for a treat.

This recipe for a double chocolate layer cake is a classic, and it is sure to satisfy even the most discerning chocolate connoisseur. The combinatio...

Read more

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 35 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 9-inch layer cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  • Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a large bowl of an electric mixer. Add melted chocolate mixture, buttermilk, and eggs. Beat on low speed for 1 minute; increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cakes spring back when gently pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, bring cream just to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips; mix until frosting is smooth and starts to thicken.
  • Place 1 cooled cake layer on a cake plate. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer. Frost the top and sides with remaining frosting.
  • Nutrition

    650 cal.

    • Total Fat: 33g
    • Saturated Fat: 20g
    • Cholesterol: 119mg
    • Sodium: 690mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 85g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 56g
    • Protein: 9g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 101mg
    • Iron: 3mg
    • Potassium: 215mg