Death by Chocolate Cake

Name: Death by Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup water (120g); 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g); 1 Tbsp dark or Dutch-processed cocoa powder (6g); 2 cups all-purpose flour (260g); 2 cups granulated sugar (400g); 3/4 cup dark or Dutch-processed cocoa powder (75g); 2 tsp baking powder (8g); 1 1/2 tsp baking soda (9g); 1 tsp fine salt (6g); 1 cup water, warm (240g); 1 cup full-fat sour cream, room temperature (255g); 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil (110g); 2 large eggs, room temperature (112g); 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste (8g); 1 tsp instant espresso or coffee - optional (1g); 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (454g); 1 cup dark baking cocoa, sifted (100g); 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste (4g); 1/2 tsp fine salt (3g); 5 cups powdered sugar (625g); 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, room temperature (180g); 1 1/3 cups dark chocolate chips, melted and cooled (230g); 2 cups mini chocolate chips (360g)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:25min

Love chocolate?? Then this death by chocolate cake recipe is for you! It's made with moist chocolate cake layers and decadent dark chocolate buttercream.

Updated at: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:46:57 GMT