How To Cook a Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting Gourmet | February 2004 For more information about melting chocolate, see Meltdown.Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings Active Time: 1 hr Total Time: 2 1/2 hr (includes cooling)For cake 2 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process) 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk For frosting 2/3 cup whole milk 3 large egg yolks 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour 1 1/3 cups confectioners sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces and softened 8 oz milk chocolate, melted and cooled 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooledMake cake:Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (9- by 2-inch) round cake pans and line bottom of each with a round of parchment or wax paper. Butter paper and dust pans with flour, knocking out excess.Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes in a standing mixer or 4 to 5 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate and vanilla and beat until just combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined.Divide batter between cake pans, spreading evenly, and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of each cake layer comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.Cool cake layers in pans on racks 10

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