Recipe: Yummy 2 layer chocolate cake

2 layer chocolate cake. Set a cake layer on a plate with the flat side facing up. Evenly spread one-third of the frosting over the cake to the edge. Top with the second cake layer, rounded side up.

A rich, thick, completely double chocolate layer cake that is constructed from scratch. This is a cake that never gets old in any gathering. It is as good as it looks. You can cook 2 layer chocolate cake using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of 2 layer chocolate cake

1. It's 1 3/4 c of flour.
2. It's 2 c of sugar.
3. It's 3/4 c of cocoa powder.
4. Prepare 2 t of baking soda.
5. Prepare 1 t of baking powder.
6. It's 1 t of salt.
7. You need 2 of eggs.
8. You need 8 oz of strong coffee.
9. You need 1 c of buttermilk.
10. It's 1/2 c of oil or butter.
11. It's 2 t of vanilla extract.

Rumor has it that this cake is the owner's personal favorite! It's a wonderful thing to have Rashida Sawyer as your mom, making these chocolate masterpieces for every situation that calls for chocolate! It has a drippy chocolate ganache, because who doesn't love a drippy cake?! On top of the cake are swirls of espresso buttercream and chocolate covered coffee beans that I found in the bulk section of our grocery store.

2 layer chocolate cake step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour two 9" round spring form pans.
3. Combine dry ingredients and make a well in the center.
4. Combine wet ingredients and pour into well..
5. Mix until combined. Will be thinner than normal cake batter..
6. Split evenly into prepared pans. Bake 30 - 40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean..
7. Cover and cool 20 minutes in freezer..
8. Remove from pans, place bottom down and add 1/3 of frosting on top, then place to layer..
9. Use 1/3 remaining frosting to cover cake with thin layer. Let set for 30 minutes..
10. Use remaining frosting to cover cake again..

Assembling the cake: Set one layer on a plate with the flat side facing up (or, if your cake rose too much, cut its rounded top with a knife to make it flat - totally optional). Top with the second cake layer, rounded side up. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake. For chocolate cake, buy a bar of chocolate and run a vegetable peeler down the sides to create instant mini chocolate curls. For carrot cake , dip long carrot peels into warm simple syrup for.