Chocolate Cake

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INGREDIENTS

3 cups cake flour3 cups sugar1 ½ cups cocoa powder1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda1 ½ teaspoons baking powder1 ½ teaspoons fine salt4 large eggs1 ½ cups buttermilk1 ½ cups warm water½ cup vegetable oil2 teaspoons vanilla essence
Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Icing1 ½ cups butter softened225 grams cream cheese softened1 ½ cups cocoa powder3 teaspoons vanilla essence7-8 cups Icing sugarabout ¼ cup milk as needed

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius Butter and flour three 9-inch cake tins. Dust the tins with flour and tap out the excess.Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer using a low speed until combined.Add eggs, buttermilk, warm water, oil, and vanilla. Beat on a medium speed until smooth. This should take just a couple of minutes.Divide batter among the three pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes in a 180 degree oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.Cool cakes
Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream IcingBeat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer. Add in cocoa powder and vanilla essence. Beat until combined.Beat in icing sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add milk as necessary to make a spreadable consistency. The icing should be very thick

POSTED ON

27 Jul 2020

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