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Ingredients
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1 cup |
| water: 2 cups (boiling) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 3/4 cups |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| salted butter: 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 2 1/2 cups |
| vanilla extract: 1 1/2 tsp |
| eggs: 4 |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1/4 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| milk chocolate chips: 1 cup |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 1/2 cup |
| salted butter: 1 cup |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 1/2 cups |
Perfect Chocolate Cake With Whipped Cream Filling
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- For Cake: Combine cocoa with boiling water and mix with a whisk, then cool completely.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 3 9" layer cake pans.
- In large bowl of electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla at high speed for 5 minutes.
- At low speed, beat in flour mixture in 4ths alternately with cocoa mixture in 3rds.
- Begin and end with flour mixture.
- Do not overbeat.
- Divide evenly in prepared pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and cool on rack.
- For Filling: Whip cream, add sugar and vanilla.
- Beat until thick.
- For Frosting: In medium saucepan, combine chocolate chips, cream and butter.
- Stir over medium heat until smooth.
- Remove from heat and blend in powdered sugar with a whisk.
- In a bowl over ice, beat until it holds its shape.
- To assemble Cake: Place 1 layer top side down on large plate and spread with half the whipped cream.
- Place 2nd layer top side down on whipped cream and spread remaining whipped cream on top.
- Place 3rd cake layer on top, top side up.
- Frost sides and top of cake with chocolate frosting.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or longer before serving.