Ingredients for - Double Chocolate Layer Cake

1. Unsalted butter ¾ cup
2. Unsweetened chocolate 2 (1 ounce) squares
3. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups
4. White sugar 2 cups
5. Baking soda 2 teaspoons
6. Salt 1 teaspoon
7. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ teaspoon
8. Buttermilk, at room temperature 1 ¾ cups
9. Eggs 2
10. Heavy whipping cream ¾ cup
11. Semisweet chocolate chips 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Double Chocolate Layer Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

2 . Stage

Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate together in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, about 5 minutes.

3 . Stage

Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a large bowl of an electric mixer. Add melted chocolate mixture, buttermilk, and eggs. Beat on low speed for 1 minute; increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Divide batter between the prepared cake pans.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cakes spring back when gently pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5 . Stage

Meanwhile, bring cream just to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips; mix until frosting is smooth and starts to thicken.

6 . Stage

Place 1 cooled cake layer on a cake plate. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer. Frost the top and sides with remaining frosting.