Double Chocolate Cake

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:01:24 GMT

Step 1

Oven 350. Butter two 6x3 in. cake pans and dust with sifted cocoa powder. Tap out excess cocoa.

Step 2

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl and set aside.

Step 3

Put the chopped chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour boiling water over it. Whisk until chocolate is melted and cool 15 min.

Step 4

In a liquid measuring cup, whisk vanilla into the buttermilk. Set aside.

Step 5

In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment attached, whisk the eggs on high until foamy, about 2 min. Reduce speed to low and slowly add the oil until combined, about 30 sec. Raise speed to med until fully incorporated, about 30 sec longer.

Step 6

Reduce speed and slowly add cooled chocolate mixture. Slowly add buttermilk mixture. Add the sugar and whisk until smooth, about 2 min.

Step 7

Remove mixing bowl and fold dry ingredients in by hand. Batter may still look a little lumpy.

Step 8

Strain batter through a medium-mesh sieve into a pourable measuring cup. Press through as much batter as possible and remove excess lumps. Divide batter between pans.

Step 9

Bake until tester comes out clean, about 45 min. Transfer to wire rack and cool in pans about 20 min. When pans are cool enough to touch, run an offset spatula around the edge and turn out cake onto rack. Let cool completely to room temp, wrap and chill completely before decorating.

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