Difficulty: Beginner
Dessert
Holiday Chocolate Cake
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Difficulty: Beginner
This supremely delicious Holiday Chocolate Cake will be the last dessert recipe you'll ever need. What could be better than a photo-worthy classic chocolate cake to serve after your epic holiday meals?
Instructions
- Step 1: Preheat recteq to 350°F, brew coffee and let sit and cool. Spray baking pans with non-stick spray and dust each pan with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Step 2: In the bowl for the electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, Ray's Warm Apple Pie Rub, and salt. Mix on low speed for 2 minutes.
- Step 3: Add buttermilk, cooled coffee, and oil to mixer and mix well until everything is well incorporated. Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each egg.
- Step 4: Pour batter into baking pans and place pans in recteq. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from recteq and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Step 5: Remove cake from pans and place on wire cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before adding icing. Add icing to bottom layer of cake then place top layer on and add icing to top layer. When finished, cut and serve.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
Ingredients
- 3 cup(s) All Purpose Flour
- 2 cup(s) Sugar
- 1 cup(s) Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon(s) Salt
- 1 teaspoon(s) Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon(s) Baking Soda
- 2 teaspoon(s) Ray's Warm Apple Pie Rub
- 1 cup(s) Coffee, brewed
- 1/2 cup(s) Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup(s) Buttermilk
- 3 each Eggs
- 24 ounce(s) Chocolate Icing
Tools Needed
- 2 (9 inch) Round Baking Pans
- Electric Stand Mixer
- Non-Stick Spray
- Spatula
- Whisk
- 2 Medium Mixing Bowls
- Wire Cooling Rack
- Step 1: Preheat recteq to 350°F, brew coffee and let sit and cool. Spray baking pans with non-stick spray and dust each pan with 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Step 2: In the bowl for the electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, Ray's Warm Apple Pie Rub, and salt. Mix on low speed for 2 minutes.
- Step 3: Add buttermilk, cooled coffee, and oil to mixer and mix well until everything is well incorporated. Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each egg.
- Step 4: Pour batter into baking pans and place pans in recteq. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from recteq and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Step 5: Remove cake from pans and place on wire cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before adding icing. Add icing to bottom layer of cake then place top layer on and add icing to top layer. When finished, cut and serve.
Chef Pairings
For your favorite festive dinner this holiday season, you've got to have a dessert that lives up to the main course. Holiday Chocolate Cake will make the perfect sweet finale served with vanilla ice cream and coffee.