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Chocolate Bliss Cake with Fluffy 7-Minute Frosting

The moist chocolate cake is my "go to" recipe. I made a classic buttercream frosting for the inside layers and then draped the cake in a fluffy frosting. This is a simplied version of classic 7-minute frosting, made in a non-traditional way: no 7 minutes of beating in a double boiler on the stovetop required. Heaven!
Course Dessert
Keyword 7-Minute Frosting, Best Chocolate Cake, Fluffy White Frosting
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 7 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 386kcal
Author Debby - www.AFeastfortheEyes.net

Ingredients

CAKE:

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup black coffee cooled (I used a dark roast coffee. You can't taste the coffee, but the chocolate is deeper in flavor and richness with this ingredient)
  • 1 cup buttermilk or 1 tablespoon lemon juice with milk to equal 1 cup; or 1 tablespoon vinegar with milk to equal 1 cup
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FROSTING:

  • 2 large egg whites
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Prepare 3 9-inch cake pans) with grease and/or parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, & salt in a large bowl or in bowl of stand mixer.
  • Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, & vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. (Batter will be thin.)
  • Evenly pour into cake pans.
  • Bake for 27 minutes (approximately) for a baking pan at 350°F or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool completely and frost.

Frosting:

  • Place the 2 egg whites in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer.
  • Beat until the egg whites are foamy and thick; they should mound in the bowl, without holding a peak. Set them aside while you prepare the sugar syrup.

Sugar syrup:

  • Combine the sugar, cream of tartar, water, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently; the sugar should be dissolved. If the sugar hasn't dissolved, cook and stir a bit more, until it has.
  • Begin to beat the egg whites, and immediately pour the boiling sugar syrup into the egg whites in a slow stream, beating all the while. As you beat, the mixture will thicken. (This took about 5 minutes).
  • Once all the syrup is added, stir in the vanilla, and continue to beat till the frosting is thick and will hold a peak.
  • Spoon the hot frosting atop the cooled sheet or layer cake) swirling it decoratively.
  • Decorate while warm with sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, sparkling sugar, or the decorations of your choice, if desired.