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Deep Chocolate Layer Cake
Frost this deep and rich chocolate cake with
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)..
butter to prepare the pans
2cups unbleached,
¾teaspoon baking soda
½teaspoon baking powder
½teaspoon table salt
¾ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup light brown sugar
5ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
¾cups unsweetened cocoa powder
½tablespoon espresso powder
1cup boiling water
1cup (2 sticks; ½ pound) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
¾cup buttermilk
3 large eggs
½tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Makes two
Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 50 minutes to bake, plus cooling time
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat two
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, then process for 20 seconds to sift.
Put the bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder and espresso powder into a small bowl; 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
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, room temperature
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