CHELSWEETS CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH COOKIE DOUGH BUTTERCREAM

Chelsweets Chocolate Cake with Cookie Dough Buttercream image

Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon espresso powder
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon vinegar
Cookie Dough Buttercream, recipe follows
4 sticks (2 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup dark brown sugar
7 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Position 2 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line four 7-inch cake pans with parchment rounds and spray them with nonstick spray; set aside.
Mix together the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir in the buttermilk and vegetable oil. Dissolve the espresso powder in 1 cup boiling water, then stir into the mixture. Add the eggs, vanilla and vinegar and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Distribute the cake batter evenly among the prepared baking pans and bake, switching and rotating the positions of the cake pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pans and cool completely.
Place 1 cake layer on a cake plate and frost with the Cookie Dough Buttercream; top with another layer and continue in this manner until you have used all the layers. Frost the outside with buttercream and serve.
Beat the butter and brown sugar together with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the confectioners' sugar 1 cup at a time. Then mix in the vanilla and salt. Beat in the cream to loosen the frosting.