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The best Reddit famous chocolate cake

The Best Reddit Famous Chocolate Cake

A rich, moist chocolate cake made with hot coffee for deep flavor, filled and topped with a chocolate cream filling.
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Cook Time 38 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the cake
  • 250 g all-purpose flour 2 cups
  • 400 g sugar 2 cups
  • 73 g cocoa powder 3/4 cup
  • 8 g baking soda 2 tsp
  • 4 g baking powder 1 tsp
  • 4 g salt 1 tsp
  • 100 g eggs 2 large
  • 250 ml milk 1 cup
  • 125 ml oil 1/2 cup
  • 8 ml vanilla 2 tsp
  • 220 ml hot coffee 1 cup
For the chocolate cream filling
  • 140 g butter
  • 180 g powdered sugar
  • 180 g dark chocolate
  • 35 g cocoa powder
  • 120 ml fresh cream / whipping cream
  • 4 g vanilla
  • 1 pinch salt

Method
 

Make the cake
  1. Measure all ingredients before starting. Use room temperature eggs for better texture.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together.
  3. Add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth, being careful not to overmix.
  4. Pour in the hot coffee slowly. The batter will be thin — this is correct.
  5. Pour the batter into your baking pan (square or round).
  6. Bake at 180°C for 30-38 minutes. Check with a toothpick, then let cool completely.
Make the filling and finish
  1. For the chocolate cream filling: melt the cream and dark chocolate together, then add the butter. Do not overmix — let it cool.
  2. Use the cooled chocolate cream filling to fill and frost the cooled cake.

Notes

Using grams instead of cups makes the recipe more accurate. Hot coffee is the key step for deep chocolate flavor and a moist crumb — the batter will look thin after adding it, which is expected.