A rich dark chocolate cake that uses canola oil in place of the traditional butter for a more moist cake.
Provided by Tami Baity
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Dark Chocolate
Time 2h
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round baking pans.
- Dissolve cocoa powder in boiling water in a bowl; set aside to cool completely.
- Beat white sugar and canola oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; add eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Stir vanilla extract into creamed mixture.
- Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture and sour cream alternately into the creamed mixture. Beat cocoa mixture into batter until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared baking pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap cakes in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
- Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth; scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into the creamed butter until sugar is incorporated. Add salt and beat on medium-high until frosting is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Place one cake on a serving plate; spread 1/4 the frosting on the top of cake. Place second cake on the frosting layer; spread 1/4 the frosting on second cake. Place the third cake atop the second cake. Spread the remaining frosting on the top cake and around sides of entire layer cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 657 calories, Carbohydrate 68.5 g, Cholesterol 113.8 mg, Fat 42.3 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 312.1 mg, Sugar 46.9 g
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Razeq Durrani
[email protected]This cake is perfect for a special occasion.
Joyce Wanjiru
[email protected]This cake is a great way to use up leftover sour cream.
Masfi Mahin
[email protected]I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking for a delicious and easy-to-make chocolate cake.
Janipher Naluguddo
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and very moist.
Prashan karn
[email protected]This cake was very good!
Holly Marie
[email protected]This cake was delicious! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent, and the sour cream added a nice tanginess that balanced out the sweetness. The cake was also very moist and easy to make. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking
Kizito Ochira
[email protected]This cake was very good! The chocolate flavor was rich and the sour cream added a nice tanginess. The cake was also very moist and easy to make. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking for a delicious and easy-to-make chocolate cak
Ana Rakic
[email protected]This cake was amazing! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent, and the sour cream added a nice tanginess that balanced out the sweetness. The cake was also very moist and easy to make. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone looking fo
Tammy Clark
[email protected]I made this cake for my birthday and it was a hit! The cake was very moist and the chocolate flavor was very rich. The sour cream added a nice tanginess to the cake that balanced out the sweetness of the chocolate. I would definitely recommend this r
Stewart Karanja
[email protected]This cake was delicious! I made it for my family and they loved it. The cake was moist and the chocolate flavor was rich and decadent. The sour cream added a nice tanginess to the cake that balanced out the sweetness of the chocolate. I would definit