Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: ¾ c. vegetable oil, plus more for pan
1⅓ c. all-purpose flour
1¼ c. granulated sugar
1¾ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
1½ tsp. kosher salt, divided
½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 c. milk
1¾ tsp. vanilla extract, divided
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Directions:Grease bottom and sides of a 9" round cake pan with vegetable oil. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper, smoothing to eliminate air bubbles. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Sift in cocoa powder and whisk to combine. Whisk 2 eggs, oil and 1 tsp. of the vanilla until well combined and creamy, about 30 seconds. Using a spatula, mix egg mixture into dry ingredients until fully incorporated. It will be thick and pasty, that’s okay!
Warm 1 cup milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to just a bare simmer—make sure it doesn’t come to a boil. Whisk warmed milk into batter until lump-free and just combined; do not overmix. Immediately transfer batter to prepared pan. Tap pan a few times on work surface to encourage some of the bubbles to escape. Bake cake @ 325º, turning pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 40–50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan.
Run a butter knife around edges of pan. Invert cooled cake onto a plate and peel off parchment. Invert again onto a platter. Top cake with frosting, spreading evenly across the surface. Make some decorative swooshes with a spoon, if desired. Slice and serve. |
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Ingredients: 4 oz. semisweet chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate bars (do not exceed 64% cacao)
½ c. heavy cream
4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
¼ c. powdered sugar
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Directions:In a double boiler, combine 4 oz. chocolate chips and ½ cup heavy cream. Stir occasionally with a spatula until chocolate is melted. Or, mix chocolate and cream in the microwave in 10-second bursts until melted. Chill ganache until cool to the touch, about 25 minutes. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk cream cheese, powdered sugar, and remaining ¾ tsp. vanilla extract and ¼ tsp. salt in a large bowl until very smooth and no lumps remain. Beat in cooled chocolate ganache on medium speed, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, until frosting just holds its peak and is well combined and a little thicker, about 1 minute. You don’t want to overbeat because the frosting can become too stiff.
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Notes: It may sound fancy, but making a parchment circle is easy! Place pan on a piece of parchment, trace circumference with a pencil, then cut it out.
You can package the dry ingredients in an airtight container to create a sort of DIY cake mix if you want!
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