This
is a simple and classic chocolate cake. The secret is that it is made with sour
cream to keep it nice and moist and instead of making it with boiling water; I
make mine with brewed espresso which adds a real depth of flavor. The cake is
then topped with an espresso glaze. I mean, chocolate and espresso, does it get
any better than that? Enjoy!
Chocolate
Cake
4 tablespoons unsalted
butter, at room temperature (plus 1 teaspoon melted)
1 cup plus 1
tsp. cake flour
1 tsp. baking
soda
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup packed
light brown sugar
2 eggs
½ tsp. vanilla
extract
½ cup of brewed
espresso
½ cup sour
cream
Preheat
your oven to 350 degrees. Heat 2 ounces of chocolate in the microwave on 30
second intervals, until smooth and melted.
Lightly
coat a 9 by 1 ½ inch cake pan with the 1 teaspoon melted butter and flour with
1 tsp. cake flour. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a sifter. Sift
into a bowl and set aside.
Combine
the brown sugar and butter in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low for
2 minutes, scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat on high for another 2
minutes. Add your eggs, one at a time and beat for two minutes. Add the melted
chocolate and vanilla. Beat for 30 seconds.
Slowly
add the flour and sour cream into the chocolate/egg mix. Mix for 30 seconds and
add the brewed espresso. Mix for another 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into
prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes. Allow it to cool for at least an hour
before adding the espresso glaze….
Espresso
Glaze
½ cup powdered
sugar
2 tbsp. cocoa
powder
1 tbsp.
espresso powder
4 tsp. hot
water
½ tsp. vanilla
extract
Stir together
the powdered sugar and cocoa in a small bowl. Dissolve the espresso powder in
hot water, add to the sugar mix and stir until blended. Pour over the entire
cake once it has cooled. It should flow over the entire cake, but feel free to
use a spatula to spread it over the cake and allow it to drip a little over the
sides. Enjoy!
Look absolutely fabulous & decadent :)
ReplyDeleteOh I agree, sometimes you just need a big chocolately cake. I would love a piece of this with my morning coffee, YUM!
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