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Luxurious Black Velvet Cake

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This luxurious black velvet cake is ultra-moist, richly chocolatey, and naturally deep black from black cocoa powder, frosted with silky dark chocolate buttercream for a show-stopping dessert.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup (80g) black cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk, room temperature
  • 1 cup (240ml) hot coffee or hot water
  • For frosting: 2 cups (454g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup (100g) black cocoa powder
  • 5 cups (625g) powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup (160ml) heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/3 cups (230g) dark chocolate chips, melted and cooled

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line three 8-inch cake pans. Whisk together flour, sugar, black cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. In another bowl, mix oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Combine wet and dry ingredients, then slowly stir in hot coffee until smooth. Divide batter into pans and bake 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  3. For frosting, beat butter until smooth. Add black cocoa, vanilla, and salt; mix on low. Gradually add powdered sugar and heavy cream, then mix in melted chocolate until fluffy.
  4. Level cooled cake layers. Stack with frosting between layers, crumb coat, chill 20 minutes, then apply final smooth coat. Decorate as desired.

Notes

Use black cocoa powder for natural deep color without dye. Batter will be thin— that’s normal for moist texture. Chill cake between frosting steps to prevent crumbs. Store in fridge up to 5 days.

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