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1490Calories
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Chocolate-lovers, raise your hands (and forks)! This cake, made extra moist with oil, features a fudge frosting and photo-worthy chocolate shards, along with a secret chocolate-enhancing ingredient. Want a different look? Try Zoë's Perfect Birthday Cake recipe, also on Yummly Pro, which turns this Devil's Food Cake into a 4-layer showstopper filled with Nutella buttercream and a smooth top coat of vanilla frosting with piped pink roses.
Ingredients
US|METRIC
8 SERVINGS
- butter (for pans)
- 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup Dutch process cocoa powder (sifted if lumpy)
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. kosher salt (for cake)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp. rum (or brandy, optional)
- 1 1/4 cups hot coffee (add 2 Tbsp. more if you omit rum or brandy)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 lb. semisweet chocolate (chopped into small chunks)
- 1 tsp. espresso powder
- 1 pinch kosher salt (for frosting)
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- hot water (in a container deep enough to submerge icing spatula)
- 1 lb. semisweet chocolate bar (for shavings, optional)
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1490Calories
Sodium
Fat
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Fiber
Potassium
| Calories1490Calories from Fat750 |
| % DAILY VALUE |
| Total Fat83g128% |
| Saturated Fat43g215% |
| Trans Fat0g |
| Cholesterol150mg50% |
| Sodium590mg25% |
| Potassium750mg21% |
| Protein13g |
| Calories from Fat750 |
| % DAILY VALUE |
| Total Carbohydrate195g65% |
| Dietary Fiber10g40% |
| Sugars151g |
| Vitamin A25% |
| Vitamin C2% |
| Calcium10% |
| Iron35% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Reviews(2)
Anita a year ago
This cake is so delicious. It looks dense but it’s so moist and the frosting is delicious. My cake is not as beautifully decorated as the image in the recipe because I’m no cake decorator, but it sure tasted good.
Porter 4 years ago
So delicious! Wish it was explained how bake temperatures and bake times would differ with 8 or 9” round pans or cupcakes.