Chocolate Birthday Cake
Whether you're celebrating a birthday or just another Wednesday, this is the PERFECT chocolate cake.
Author: Delish/Photo credit to easypeasy-lemonsqueezy.co.uk
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE
- Cooking spray
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- ¾ c. cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 c. hot coffee
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- ½ c. packed brown sugar
- ¾ c. vegetable oil
- ½ c. sour cream
- FOR WHIPPED CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 2 c. chocolate chips
- 1 c. heavy cream
- Sprinkles, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 9” cake pans with parchment and grease with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large glass measuring cup, whisk hot coffee and sugars together. Add oil and sour cream and whisk to combine. Pour into dry ingredients and whisk until just combined.
- Divide batter between prepared pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, then invert onto a wire cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Make ganache: Place chocolate chips into a heat safe bowl. In a small pot over medium heat, heat heavy cream until bubbles form around the edges. Pour cream over chocolate chips and let sit for 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Let cool to room temperature and thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, beat ganache until lightened in color and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Place one layer of cake on a platter and frost top with about half of the frosting, then place second layer on top and frost with remaining frosting. Top with sprinkles, if desired.