Chocolate Cake with Coffee Secret | My Wife Loved It

This chocolate buttercream birthday cake was made for my wife, Theresa. After making Lila’s teddy bear cake, Theresa really loved the vanilla buttercream, so I wanted to use it again — this time with a strong chocolate cake base. The cake is filled and covered with a less-sweet vanilla buttercream and finished with a simple rustic look. This is a homemade birthday cake with a deep chocolate flavor, a soft buttercream filling, and a simple finish that does not have to be perfect. Chocolate Cake Base – 10-inch round cake Ingredients: 4 eggs 150 ml milk 120 ml grapeseed oil 130 g sour cream or plain yogurt 2 teaspoons vanilla 240 g sugar 200 g all-purpose flour 65 g cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 120 ml hot strong coffee Bake: 350°F / 175°C 35 to 45 minutes, or until the center is fully baked and a knife or toothpick comes out clean or with only a few moist crumbs. Vanilla Buttercream Ingredients: 500 g unsalted butter, room temperature 600 g icing sugar 2 to 3 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 40 to 80 ml whipping cream or milk, added as needed Method: Beat the butter for 4 to 5 minutes until light and creamy. Add the icing sugar in portions on low speed. Add vanilla and salt, then slowly add whipping cream or milk until the buttercream is soft and easy to spread. Cake Assembly: Trim the top of the cake if needed. Cut the cake once through the center to make two layers. Add a generous layer of buttercream in the middle. Add a thin crumb coat and chill for about 30 minutes. Then add the final layer of buttercream and create a simple rustic finish with a spatula. Chapters: 00:00 Finished cake and introduction 00:30 Chocolate cake ingredients 01:56 Dry ingredients 02:45 Mixing the cake batter 03:12 Adding hot strong coffee 04:13 Preparing the pan and baking 05:05 Making vanilla buttercream 06:00 Moving the cake onto the turntable 07:03 Adding icing sugar to the buttercream 08:41 Trimming and cutting the cake 10:56 Filling the cake with buttercream 11:22 Crumb coat 12:19 Final buttercream layer 12:50 Rustic buttercream swirls 13:27 Finished cake and closing If you enjoy calm homemade baking videos, please like, comment, and subscribe. Thank you for watching. #ChocolateCake #ButtercreamCake #BirthdayCake #HomemadeCake #VanillaButtercream #ChocolateBirthdayCake #HomeBaking #BakingFromScratch #FamilyRecipe #FromOurHomeOven