VELVET COCOA CAKE WITH INSTANT BUTTERCREAM
Indulge in a slice of rich chocolate cake made with buttermilk, butter, and plenty of cocoa powder. It's topped with a super easy buttercream recipe that uses marshmallow cream for the base, plus two kinds of chocolate-cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate chips.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and lightly flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well incorporated. Beat in vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk and beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape bowl as needed.
- Pour batter into pans. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before inverting cakes onto rack to cool completely.
- Make the buttercream: In mixing bowl, beat butter and marshmallow cream until fluffy. Beat in cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon water. If too thin, refrigerate about 5 minutes.
- Place one layer on platter. Spread top with 1 cup buttercream. Place second layer on top. Frost entire cake with remaining buttercream.
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Annu Gurung
[email protected]This cake is perfect! It's moist, fluffy, and the frosting is to die for. I will definitely be making this again.
Nadia Islam
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dry for my taste. I would recommend adding more butter or oil to the batter.
D I X
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of chocolate cake, but this one is really good. I would definitely make it again.
Busulwa Abdul
[email protected]This cake is delicious, but it's very rich. I would recommend serving it with a glass of milk or a scoop of ice cream.
sherkhan ibrahimkhail
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it always turns out perfectly. It's my go-to chocolate cake recipe.
Nikki Hanzlik-True
[email protected]This cake is very easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Viktoria Grundzova
[email protected]This cake is a bit too sweet for my taste, but it's still very good. I would recommend using less sugar in the frosting next time.
Shariif Sadaq
[email protected]This cake is very dense and rich. It's not for everyone, but I personally love it.
Morgan Moris
[email protected]I made this cake for a bake sale and it sold out in minutes. Everyone loved it!
Sami mughal Sami mugha
[email protected]This cake is very time-consuming to make, but it's worth it. It's the perfect cake for a special occasion.
SmokesxXxDreams
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and my cake turned out perfectly. I think it's important to use high-quality ingredients.
Rey David Villada
[email protected]This cake was a disaster! It didn't rise properly and the frosting was too runny.
Zionna Pride
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still very good. I would recommend using less sugar in the frosting next time.
Gaming Ripon
[email protected]I've tried many velvet cakes before, but this one is by far the best. It's so moist and fluffy, and the frosting is to die for.
Hosea Percival
[email protected]This cake is easy to make and it looks very impressive. I'm definitely going to make it again.
Ali Sial
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of chocolate cake, but this one is really good. The cocoa flavor is not too overpowering and the frosting is not too sweet.
Ian Boxall
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best chocolate cake he'd ever had.
Nusrat jahan Oni
[email protected]This cake is delicious! The cocoa flavor is rich and decadent, and the frosting is light and fluffy.
Tracey Zarb
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now and it always turns out perfectly. It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.
Naime Hajar
[email protected]This cake was a hit at my party! Everyone raved about how moist and flavorful it was. The frosting was the perfect complement to the cake.