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Ina creates a mouthwatering chocolate cake using black coffee as her secret ingredient!
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Beatty's Chocolate Cake
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr 35 min
Prep: 30 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Butter, for greasing the pans
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
2 cups sugar
3/4 cups good cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk, shaken
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows

Chocolate Frosting:
6 ounces good semisweet chocolate (recommended: Callebaut)
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon instant coffee powder

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8-inch x 2-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.

Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.

Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.

Chocolate Frosting:

Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled to room temperature.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes. Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy. Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water. On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until blended. Don't whip! Spread immediately on the cooled cake.

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Ina Garten's Perfect Chocolate Cake | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

[jesuslovesyou]

Ina's voice is soothing & her mannerism n the kitchen is relaxing

[EmilyPetersenHomemaking]

This has been my go-to cake recipe for ten years. I’ve made it so many times and every time I bring it to a party, people walk around asking “who made that cake??”

[maggyxchuu]

I literally want this on DVD it’s so nostalgic and relaxing

[KubraSabir]

Literally the best cake ever, I’ve made the cake so many times and even halved the recipe for a 6 inch cake, works like magic. I’ve never tasted a better chocolate cake

[christallakakarelis]

I can bake this cake with my eyes closed. This recipe holds near and dear to my heart I bake it 3 times a week for my restaurant. We serve it as our in house dessert! I layer it with a peanut butter buttercream for a chocolate/peanut butter cake iced with her chocolate buttercream on the outside. Love INA!! ❤️ one day I hope we can bake this cake together

[amybrock]

I've made this cake many times everyone always loves it . It is everyone's favorite birthday cake in our family .

[rubenfierro]

She goes straight to the point, and doesn't talk much, I'm making this cake tonight.

[joshualeonor]

I ‘ve been already watching her since 9 with my Mom and now Im 18 and I already missed my mom . She is following her recipes and cooks for me. So sad my Mom isn’t here anymore

[Etonkk]

This is the best recipe for a chocolate cake. Period

[flourchylde]

This has been my go-to chocolate cake ever since the cookbook came out years ago. The recipe page in my book is lovingly smudged from years of use. My family really loves the frosting so I make 1 1/2 times what the recipe calls for. It's the best chocolate frosting out there, especially when it's a little firm after the cake has been sitting in the fridge. All other chocolate cakes are dead to me now.

[MikkosCassadine]

I just made this, tonight. Wonderful! I went exactly by the directions for the buttercream icing and it was incredible! The instant espresso coffee takes this to a whole other level. I only made half the cake (so I just halved the recipe), and used just one pan. I have a couple of comments. While I did half the cake recipe, I did NOT half the icing recipe, and I used the exact amount as indicated, in the video. #1: The icing is not near enough for two pans. I only used one pan (the kind used in the video) and the icing did cover the cake well! There was a small amount of icing left, which I saved. That being said, the amount of icing I ended up with, is nowhere near the amount she is using in the video. It just isn't. I'm thinking she probably tripled the icing recipe for this video. I wish she had mentioned that, because this can seem confusing! Again, I did not half the icing recipe. I did use the same amount she used in her recipe. #2: I want to mention a quick tip about melting the chocolate. I bought Ghirardelli semi sweet bars and after chopping them up, put them in the crock pot, on low. I covered it, and occasionally gave it a stir. It only took about 25 minutes (give or take), to melt. This, for me, was a much better option than melting this in a bowl over simmering water. I was too nervous I'd mess it up! So, the crock pot (on low, and covered), worked great! Hope this helps others. I have several recipes I have tried, from Ina, and every single one of them, turned out fabulous, as did this recipe! 🙂

[chriss]

Good Vanilla and Ina Garten, name a more iconic duo

[murraybennett]

She seems like the coolest aunt you wish you had

[runawaychild]

In this video the best part is missing: cutting a piece of the cake and showing the consistency of the inside.

[titirocha]

I have made this cake many times and I absolutely love it! for me it is the ultimate chocolate cake recipe, it’s like pieces of heaven in your mouth, it has the perfect amount of sweetness, moisture and texture. I recommend it 200% 😍

[wavesonswim]

Listen!!! I made this recipe. Messed up my measurements by grabbing the 1/3 measuring cup for flour and it still turned out bomb! Made a mocha frosting and this is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had!!!

[penniehartsfield]

I made this cake for Easter and it was gone on Monday. Thank you. I loved it and so did my husband.

[dwoollery]

This magician makes everything look good. I absolutely love her.

[viola]

I’ve made this recipe several times. It’s amazing. Best chocolate cake recipe!

[SharrenDabs]

This is my go to cake and everyone loves it. I added strawberries to the top the last time and it added a sweet tangy flavor that helped balance all the chocolate/coffee flavor out.