00:00Hey everyone and welcome back to my channel.
00:04Today I'm sharing with you a recipe for how to make the ultimate chocolate cake.
00:08It's a rich and fudgy cake covered with chocolate buttercream and topped with a decadent
00:13chocolate ganache.
00:14So if you would like to learn how to make it then let's get started.
00:22First we're going to combine the dry ingredients together for the chocolate cake.
00:27The cake flour, cocoa powder and baking soda.
00:30If you would like the full recipe for this chocolate cake it will be listed in the information
00:35box below as well as a printable version on my website, just click the link on the screen
00:40now.
00:41Sift the ingredients together into a medium sized mixing bowl to remove any lumps and
00:47give it a quick whisk so everything is evenly combined.
00:50Set the bowl to the side while we prepare the wet ingredients.
00:58In a larger mixing bowl place in softened room temperature butter.
01:03Make sure the butter is at room temperature so it's easier to mix.
01:07Just remove it from the fridge an hour or so before you need to use it.
01:18Sift out 2 cups of regular white sugar and add to the mixing bowl with the softened butter.
01:24Use a stand mixer, hand mixer or wooden spoon to mix the butter and sugar together until
01:29well combined.
01:31This should only take a few minutes.
01:33You don't need to cream them together so they are light and fluffy, you just don't
01:37any lumps of butter.
01:50When the butter and sugar are well combined we're going to add in the eggs.
01:55Crack in 3 good quality medium sized free range eggs, beating the mixture well in between
02:00each addition so it doesn't separate.
02:04In the comments below let me know what your favourite flavour or type of cake is.
02:10Chocolate cake is always a go to classic but for me my ultimate favourite type of cake
02:14would have to be cheesecake.
02:28After adding the eggs pour in a splash of good quality vanilla extract.
02:32When working with chocolate flavoured baked goods adding vanilla extract really rounds
02:37up the chocolate flavour so don't forget to add it.
02:41A trick I've learnt to get the cake super fudgy is to use buttermilk instead of regular
02:46milk, or plain natural yoghurt would work too.
02:50Just a tip, if you don't have any buttermilk on hand you can make your own with just milk
02:54and vinegar.
02:55I'll have the recipe for that in the information box below.
02:59Add the buttermilk to the mixing bowl along with a cup of strong hot coffee.
03:04The coffee helps to deepen the flavour and also the colour of the cake.
03:09Don't worry about a strong coffee flavour, you won't be able to taste it when the cake
03:13is baked.
03:14Pour over the dry ingredients and using a wooden spoon fold the batter together until
03:19well combined.
03:21Be careful not to over mix as this will result in a tough cake.
03:25Just fold it together long enough that you don't see any flour.
03:30Pour the batter into a lined and greased cake tin and place into a 160C or 320F preheated
03:38oven for about an hour or until a skewer comes out clean.
03:44Once the cake is baked remove it from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes before
03:49removing from the cake tin.
03:51Leave the cake to cool completely before icing.
03:55To make the chocolate cake more decadent I'm going to slice it in half and ice in between
03:59the layers.
04:00For this video I've also baked another cake so in total I'll have 4 layers.
04:06Use a serrated knife to slice the top of the cake off so it's completely flat and slice
04:11it through the middle.
04:14The recipe for the chocolate buttercream will be listed in the information box below as
04:19well as on my website.
04:21I've also got a video on my channel for how to make perfect buttercream where I explain
04:25all the tips and tricks of how to get it light and super fluffy.
04:31Place the first layer of chocolate cake onto a cake stand and top with a scoop of buttercream.
04:38Use a spatula to spread it out evenly before topping with the next layer.
04:47Use a spatula to cover the top and sides of the cake, then switch to a cake scraper
04:52to smooth out the buttercream.
04:55Place the cake into the fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour until the buttercream has
05:00set.
05:01To make the chocolate ganache break up dark chocolate and pour over hot cream.
05:06Leave for 5 minutes before stirring then 10-15 minutes for it to thicken.
05:12Once thickened pour the ganache over the chocolate cake and use a spatula to push it over the
05:17sides.
05:28Leave to set before serving.
05:34Slice the cake with a hot knife and serve.
05:37Make sure to send me a photo if you make this cake, just tag me on any of my social media
05:42listed below and I might feature your photo in my video next week.
05:47Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoyed this recipe and I will see you in my next
05:50video.
05:51Bye.
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