Butterfinger Chocolate Birthday Cake by @thepalatablelife
Prep Time
20 Minutes
Cook Time
35 Minutes
Skill Level
Intermediate
Cheers to 100 years! Shout out to @thepalatablelife for crafting the birthday cake of our dessert dreams!
Ingredients
- Cake Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temp
- 1 cups sour cream, at room temp
- 3 eggs, at room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1.5 cups hot water
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- Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup heavy cream, at room temp
- 1 1/2 cups butter, at room temp
How to make it
- Begin by making the chocolate cake. Preheat the oven to 350F. Thoroughly grease three 8-inch round cake pans, and line the bottom of each pan with parchment paper.
- To a large bowl, add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk until fully combined.
- Add the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until just combined.
- Add the hot water and whisk just until the water is combined and the batter is smooth.
- Equally divide the batter between the three greased cake pans. Transfer to the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out mostly clean.
- Set the cakes aside to cool completely in the pans.
- While the cakes are cooling, make the frosting. Add the butter to a large bowl. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to mix the butter for 1 minute. Add the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Mix an additional 2-3 minutes until a smooth frosti
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