Beatty's Chocolate Cake (Barefoot Contessa) Recipe

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Beatty's Chocolate Cake (Barefoot Contessa)
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
776
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Chocolate Buttercream, recipe follows
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
  3. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
  4. Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.
  5. Next make the frosting:.
  6. Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled to room temperature.
  7. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes. Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy. Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water. On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until blended. Don't whip! Spread immediately on the cooled cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 775.51 Kcal (3247 kJ)
Calories from fat 422.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.92g 72%
Cholesterol 134.06mg 45%
Sodium 758.11mg 32%
Potassium 431.81mg 9%
Total Carbs 85.36g 28%
Sugars 57.31g 229%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Protein 8.82g 18%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 121.4mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 343.52 Kcal (1438 kJ)
Calories from fat 187.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.78g 72%
Cholesterol 59.38mg 45%
Sodium 335.81mg 32%
Potassium 191.27mg 9%
Total Carbs 37.81g 28%
Sugars 25.39g 229%
Dietary Fiber 1.33g 12%
Protein 3.91g 18%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.7mg 9%
Calcium 53.8mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.8
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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