Deep Chocolate Layer Cake

Frost this deep and rich chocolate cake with

Cream Cheese Frosting (below)..

butter to prepare the pans

2cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

¾teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

¾cup granulated sugar

¾cup brown sugar

5ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

¾cup unsweetened cocoa powder

½tablespoon espresso powder

1cup boiling water

1cup (½ pound; 2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

¾cup buttermilk

3 large eggs

½tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Makes two 9-inch cakes (one 2- or 4-layer cake), 12 servings

Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 50 minutes to bake, plus cooling time

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two 9-inch round pans with butter and cut rounds of parchment paper to fit the bottoms of each pan.

Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugars and pulse 10 times and then process for 20 seconds to sift.

Place the bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder and espresso powder into a small bowl and pour the boiling water over ingredients and stir to combine; reserve.

With the machine running, slowly pour the butter through the feed tube. Continue pouring the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla through the feed tube until ingredients are just combined. Pour the chocolate mixture evenly over the batter and pulse to completely incorporate.

Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake in oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out just clean.

Let pans rest on cooling racks for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pans but leave on the racks until completely cool. Once cool, cut each layer in half horizontally to frost with Cream Cheese Frosting and build a four-layer cake, or leave the layers as is and make a thick two-layer cake.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 258 (23% from fat) carb. 49g pro. 6g fat 7g sat. fat 3g chol. 54mg sod. 224mg calc. 38mg fiber 3g

Cream Cheese Frosting

28ounces cream cheese

(room temperature), each

package of cream cheese cut into 6 pieces

1½ cups (¾ pound; 3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

¾teaspoon salt

1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2teaspoons sour cream

Makes about 5½ cups

Approximate preparation time: 10 minutes

Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor. Add the cream cheese, butter, sugar and salt; pulse 2 to 3 times and then process until smooth. Add the vanilla and sour cream and pulse to combine.

Nutritional information per serving (1 tablespoon):

Calories 84 (81% from fat) carb. 3g pro. 1g fat 8g sat. fat 5g chol. 23mg sod. 57mg calc. 8mg fiber 0g

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FP-12DC specifications

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Cuisinart FP-12DC manual Deep Chocolate Layer Cake, Cream Cheese Frosting

Models: FP-12DC