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Recipe for "Devil Chocolate Cake With Nutella Frosting"


Tips

never leave behind buttermilk in this recipe.

to make your own buttermilk:

squeeze 1 lemon into 1 cup of milk.
let it rest for 5 minutes, then your buttermilk is ready!


Ingredients

For The Cake
Cocoa Powder 1 cup
Boiling Water 2/3 cup
Nutella Spread 1/2 cup
Buttermilk 1 cup
Essence Vanilla 1 1/2 teaspoon
Butter 1/2 cup
Baking Soda 1 1/2 teaspoon
Baking Powder 3/4 teaspoon
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Eggs 4
Flour 1 3/4 cup
Sugar 1 1/2 cup
For The Frosting
Butter 1 1/2 cup
Powder Sugar 3 cups
Vanilla 2 teaspoon
Nutella 1/2 cup
Cooking Chocolate 200 - 250g
Shortening 1/3 cup

Instructions

Method For The Cake

1

Preheat the oven 350 degree Fahrenheit / 175 degree Celsius

2

Stir the cocoa powder with boiling water, nutella , buttermilk and vanilla (cocoa mixture)

3

Beat sugar with butter, baking soda, baking powder and vanilla with med speed for about 3 minutes or until pale and fluffy

4

Put in egg, one in a time

5

Turn on speed to low, alternately pour the flour with cocoa mixture

6

Grease 9 inch pan / 7 inch pan (round or square)

7

Pour in the batter mixture and bake for about 30 - 35 minutes.

Method For Frosting

1

Beat butter and shortening until fluffy

2

Gradually add sugar and salt

3

Beat until smooth

4

Add vanilla

5

Add Nutella with cooking choclate and beat until smooth and silky