Rich Chocolate Buttermilk Cake - The best birthday cake recipe for your party
Here we have an ultimate birthday cake recipe for special birthdays that are coming up. It’s time to celebrate birthday with the best ever birthday cakes that are creative and delicious as well. We all deserve a wonderful birthday cake treat on our birthday and homemade birthday cakes are the best for such special occasions.
In the market, you will get different types of designer birthday cakes but homemade cake topped with loads of fluffy frosting is a real treat for the receiver. Whether it is a chocolate cake, fresh fruit cake or red velvet cake, homemade cakes are the best to surprise your loved ones.
Forget about buying birthday cakes from the cake stores from now on, just give a sweet surprise to the birthday person by making a special birthday cake. So, here we have picked up the best homemade cake recipe for a birthday party that is super easy to make and delectable in taste. This rich chocolaty flavoured cake is so moist and delicious in taste that everybody will love to have one more slice of it. Therefore, let’s find out how you can make this rich chocolate buttermilk birthday cake at home like professional.
To make this rich chocolate buttermilk birthday cake, you will need following ingredients-
For cake –
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 210 grams (1 & 1/2 cups) plain flour
· 90 grams (1/2 cup) brown sugar
· 40 grams (1/2 cup) cocoa powder
· 170 grams (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted
· 2 large eggs
· 150 grams (3/4 cup) caster sugar
· 120 ml (1/2 cup) buttermilk
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 120 ml (1/2 cup) hot water
Chocolate frosting
· 375 grams (3 cups) icing or powder sugar
· 115 grams (1/2 cup or 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
· 1-2 tablespoons milk
· 100 grams (2/3 cup) dark chocolate
· 75 grams (1/2 cup) chocolate chips
For decoration -
Chocolate curls and cocoa powder
Step by step process –
1. Preheat the oven to 180C.
2. Grease and line an 8 inch round cake tin with baking or parchment paper.
3. Now add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. Boil 1/2 cup of water and keep aside.
4. Take another bowl to add butter, vanilla, eggs and buttermilk on it and stir it well.
5. Add butter mixture to dry ingredients and stir it well to make a proper mixture. Add hot water on it and stir until chocolate cake batter became smooth and thin.
6. Now put the mixture in the oven and keep it for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Take it out from the oven and keep it on a wire rack to cool completely.
7. To make the cake frosting, place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat it well. For better frosting, use an electric mixer and beat it on medium speed until it will form a pale and creamy mix.
8. Now melt the chocolate in a microwave, once the chocolate will be melted just keep it aside.
9. Add half the sugar and one tablespoon of milk in a bowl and beat it well. Add the remaining sugar and beat it properly until it became smooth.
10. Now it’s time to add the melted chocolate, over the cake. Before adding the melted chocolate just ensure that chocolate is well melted and not warm. If the frosting is too thick then add 1 more tablespoon of milk on it and stir it well. Well, it’s time to frost the top and sides of the cake using a spatula. Once, you are done with the frosting sprinkle the chocolate chips over it evenly and your cake is ready.
I hope this rich chocolate buttermilk cake recipe will make your birthday more special. So, be ready to taste the real creamy chocolaty taste and yes, whoever is going to taste this cake will surely going to ask you for the recipe.