Deep Dark Chocolate Layer Cake
Ingredients
- Cake: ⓘ
- Cooking spray ⓘ
- 3 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 cups sugar ⓘ
- 2/3 cup sifted natural unsweetened cocoa powder ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons baking soda ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups brewed coffee, at room temperature ⓘ
- 2/3 cup canola oil ⓘ
- 2 large egg whites ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ⓘ
- Frosting: ⓘ
Instructions
- Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. Coat 2 (9- x 1 1/2 -inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Cover bottoms of pans with parchment paper. Coat parchment with cooking spray; set aside.
- To make cake: Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, whisking well. In a separate medium bowl, combine coffee, oil, egg whites, vinegar, and vanilla, whisking well. Combine coffee mixture and flour mixture, whisking until smooth. Divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans; tap pans on a work surface to break air pockets.
- Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers of cakes comes out clean (30-35 minutes). Cool in pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Run a knife around outside edges of cakes; invert cakes onto cooling rack. Remove parchment; cool completely on rack.
- To make frosting: Place egg whites, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt in a large deep heatproof bowl set over about 1 1/2 inches of simmering water; beat with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until peaks form when beaters are lifted (about 7 minutes). Remove bowl from saucepan; continue beating until frosting is cool (about 3 minutes). Beat in vanilla.
- Carefully place 1 cake layer on a plate. Using a spatula, spread a layer of frosting over top of cake; top with remaining cake. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of entire cake.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1005
kcal
50% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).