07/25/2024
Chocolate Coffee Cake ☕
Ingredients:
Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
¾ cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder 🍫
1 ½ cups granulated white sugar 🍬
1 tablespoon baking powder 🥄
1 teaspoon salt 🧂
2 teaspoons espresso powder ☕
½ cup canola or vegetable oil 🛢️
2 large eggs 🥚🥚
½ cup buttermilk 🥛
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 🌼
1 cup strong brewed coffee (espresso preferred), hot ☕
Frosting:
2 ¼ cups full-fat mascarpone, cold 🧀
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar, sifted 🍬
¼ cup strong brewed coffee (espresso preferred), chilled ☕
¼ cup heavy cream, cold 🥛
Ganache:
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate bars, finely chopped 🍫
½ cup heavy cream 🥛
2 tablespoons light corn syrup 🍯
Instructions:
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line the bottom and sides of two 8" (20cm) baking pans with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder. Stir to combine.
In a large mixing bowl, beat oil, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until combined. Stir in dry ingredients. Slowly mix in hot coffee until combined (batter will be thin).
Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 20 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Frosting:
Beat mascarpone on medium-high speed until creamy. Sift in powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
Add chilled coffee and mix until incorporated. Add heavy cream and mix until creamy.
Assemble the Cake:
Level cake tops and cut each cake in half horizontally. Place one layer on a cake stand and spread ¼ of the frosting. Repeat with two more layers.
Place the final layer on top and lightly frost the outside and sides. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Ganache:
Place chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Heat cream and corn syrup until almost boiling. Pour over chocolate and let stand for 1-2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
Let ganache cool for 10-15 minutes. Spoon or pour ganache around the edges to let it drip down. Pour the rest on top and smooth with an offset spatula.
Chill for 15 minutes to set the ganache before serving.