Moist and Fluffy Devils Food Cake with Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Moist & Fluffy Devils Food Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup hot coffee
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325
2. In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients.
3. Add coffee, oil and buttermilk and mix until combined.
4. Add eggs and vanilla and mix for another 2 minutes.
5. Pour batter into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
6. Bake for 30 minutes.
7. Let cool in pans until warm and then remove from pans and allow to cool completely on a cooling rack.
8. While cakes are cooling prepare frosting by creaming butter with a mixer.
9. Slowly add in powdered sugar until mixture is thick, creamy and well combined.
10. Mix in heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract.
11. Frost cooled cakes.
12. Serve.  

Creamy Chocolate Frosting

 

• 9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar

 Instructions
Melt the butter and the chocolate chips in a medium s

auce pan
In an electric mixer on medium speed beat the cream cheese until smooth
Remove the chocolate from heat and let cool a little
mix chocolate and cream cheese together until well blended
add powdered sugar and combine completely