Recipe: Delicious Death by chocolate cake

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Death by chocolate cake. Death by chocolate cake is layers upon layers of chocolate and the ultimate chocolate dessert. Divide batter evenly among the cake pans. Let cool completely on wire racks before removing from pans.

Frost cake between layers, and then cover the entire cake with frosting. This Death by Chocolate Cake contains four layer of rich chocolate cake frosted with decadent chocolate buttercream and topped with melted chocolate. This is by far one of the richest, most decadent cakes I've ever made. You can cook Death by chocolate cake using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Death by chocolate cake

  1. You need 4 cups of all purpose flour.
  2. It's 1 cup of brown sugar.
  3. Prepare 2 1/4 cups of Dutch-processed cocoa powder.
  4. You need 3 teaspoons of baking soda.
  5. You need 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
  6. It's Pinch of kosher salt.
  7. It's 1 1/2 cups of melted butter.
  8. Prepare 6 of large eggs, lightly beaten.
  9. You need 2 1/2 cups of strong black coffee.
  10. Prepare 2 1/2 cups of buttermilk.
  11. Prepare 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract.
  12. Prepare of Above is for cake below for frosting.
  13. It's 3 cups of butter, softened.
  14. You need 7 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.
  15. Prepare 2 1/4 cups of cocoa powder.
  16. Prepare 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract.
  17. It's Pinch of kosher salt.
  18. It's 3/4 cups of heavy cream (more if necessary).
  19. You need 4 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided.

My Death By Chocolate Cupcakes are still one of my most popular recipes, followed by my Easy Death By Chocolate one layer cake. So when I decided to make a three layer over-the-top choccy cake, I wanted it to be next level. Chocolate cake, chocolate frosting and a scattering of chocolate chunks and chocolate chips. It's chocolate overload in the best kind of way.

Death by chocolate cake instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 3 8" pans with parchment and spray with nonstick cooking spray..
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the melted butter, eggs, coffee, buttermilk, and vanilla and whisk until smooth..
  3. Divide batter evenly among the cake pans. Bake about 35 minutes. Let them cool completely before removing from the pans..
  4. Meanwhile: make frosting. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powdered, vanilla, and salt. Beat in heavy cream (adding more by the tablespoon until consistency is creamy but can hold peaks)..
  5. Frost cake between layers, then cover the entire cake with frosting. Cover the cake in chocolate chips. Put remaining chocolate chips in microwave then drizzle over the cake..

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