Description

This Chocolate Cake Recipe truly is the BEST EVER! You HAVE TO try it! It’s a 3-layer, super moist chocolate cake with a rich, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate buttercream frosting. And to top it all off, this cake is covered with a chocolate ganache drip. It’s chocolate overload and you won’t regret it.

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE:

1 ½ cups (285g) granulated sugar

½ cup (118 ml) vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon (15 ml) pure vanilla extract

½ cup (118 ml) light sour cream

2 cups (280g) all-purpose flour

½ cup (55 g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tablespoon (5g) espresso powder (optional)

2 ½ teaspoons (9 g) baking powder

½ teaspoon (2 g) baking soda

1 teaspoon (5 g) salt

1 ¼ cup (296 ml) coffee

FOR THE FROSTING:

3 cups (689g) unsalted butter

1 ½ cups (167g) cocoa powder (natural unsweetened or dutch processed)

9–10 (1171 g) cups powdered sugar

3–4 tablespoons (44-58ml) heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoons (15ml) Rodelle pure vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

Chocolate sprinkles (optional)

FOR THE GANACHE: