The Perfect Chocolate Cake

Name: The Perfect Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the batter; 2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 cup sugar; 1 cup cocoa powder; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp baking soda; 1.5 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp espresso powder; 1 cup milk (any variety); 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste, or extract; 1 cup boiling water; For the Hazelnut filling; 2 cups roasted hazelnuts, peeled; 1 tbsp white sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract or paste; 2 cups heavy whipping cream; 1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted; For the frosting; 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp; 1.5 cups bittersweet chocolate, melted, room temperature; 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted; 2.5 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste, or extract; 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

7 steps

Prep:20minCook:25min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:28:48 GMT

Ingredients

30 servings

2 cupall-purpose flour

2 cupsugar

1 cupcocoa powder

2 tspbaking powder

2 tspbaking soda

1 ½ tspsalt

½ tspcinnamon

2 tspespresso powder

1 cupmilk

any variety

½ cupvegetable oil

2eggs

1 Tbspvanilla bean paste

or extract

1 cupwater

boiling

2 cupsroasted hazelnuts

peeled

1 Tbspwhite sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

or paste

2 cupsheavy whipping cream

⅓ cuppowdered sugar

sifted

1 cupunsalted butter

room temp

1 ½ cupsbittersweet chocolate

melted, room temperature

½ cupcocoa powder

sifted

2 ½ cupspowdered sugar

sifted

2 tspvanilla bean paste

or extract

¼ cupheavy whipping cream

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare 3 6-inch baking pans with parchment paper and butter.

Step 2

Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. After whisking together dry , mix in oil, milk, espresso powder, egg, and vanilla.

Step 3

Add in boiled water while whisking vigorously.

Step 4

Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick can be inserted and removed cleanly.

Step 5

While baking, prepare the filling. In a food processor, combine the hazelnuts, white sugar, and vanilla. Blend together until a thick paste forms. Add in 2 tablespoons of cream and continue blending until the mixture is smooth. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the remaining cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in the hazelnut mixture and powdered sugar, and continue beating until stiff peaks form.

Step 6

While cakes cool, prepare the frosting by creaming together the butter and chocolate. Beat in cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Continue whipping until smooth and thick.

Step 7

Slice, serve, and enjoy!

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