ÜBER SCHOKOLADENKUCHEN

ÜBER SCHOKOLADENKUCHEN image

Provided by Ellen Bales

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1/2 c (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 1-oz. squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 c buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp vinegar
FROSTING:
1/2 c (1 stick) butter, softened
3 c powdered sugar
3 1-oz. squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
half and half, if necessary

Steps:

1. In a large bowl or standing mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate.
2. In a separate bowl, combine flour and salt. Add buttermilk and chocolate mixture, alternating. Stir in vanilla.
3. In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in vinegar. Slowly add this to the chocolate mixture. Mix just until blended. Do not over-mix!
4. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then remove from pans. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely before frosting.
5. FOR FROSTING: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well between additions. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. If necessary, thin frosting with 1 to 2 tsps. half-and-half.