Black Magic Cake With Voodoo Frosting |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is a super moist chocolate with a delicious decadent frosting. My husband does the chocolate dance whenever I bake this cake! It is truly a delicious cake or darn good cake as quoted from my best friend. Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups flour |
2 cups sugar |
3/4 cup hershey cocoa |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 cup strong black coffee (or 2 teaspoons instant coffee mixed with 1 cup boiling water) |
2 eggs |
1/2 cup vegetable oil |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 cup buttermilk (1 cup regular milk with 1 tbsp. vinegar added) or 1 cup sour milk (1 cup regular milk with 1 tbsp. vinegar added) |
1 cup chocolate fudge topping |
1 tablespoon instant coffee |
4 cups frozen non-dairy topping, thawed and divided (like cool-whip) |
Directions:
1. CAKE:.
2. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
3. Add all the rest of the ingredients.
4. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
5. Batter will be thin.
6. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
7. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool on rack until ready to frost.
9. FROSTING:.
10. Prepare, bake and cool 2 9-inch round cake layers.
11. For layer filling, combine hot fudge and instant coffee granules in a medium sauce pan; heat until coffee crystals are dissolved.
12. Cool for 15 minutes and then fold into fudge mixture 2 cups of the whipped topping.
13. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
14. Place first cake layer on a serving plate and spread with 1 cup filling.
15. Top with second layer.
16. Add remaining 2 cups whipped topping to the remaining fudge mixture and mix well.
17. Frost top and sides of the cake with topping mixture.
18. Keep cake refrigerated.
19. TIP: Garnish with chocolate curls, chocolate coated coffee beans or grated chocolate.
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