Description
Rich chocolate layers of black velvet cake create a luxurious dessert inspired by classic red velvet traditions. Dark cocoa and buttermilk combine for an indulgent Southern-style treat you’ll adore serving at special celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (large) eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsps black cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Black food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350°F (175°C), positioning the rack centrally. Meticulously coat two 9-inch round cake pans with grease and flour, ensuring seamless cake extraction.
- Creaming: In a capacious mixing vessel, whip softened butter and sugar until achieving a cloud-like, ethereal consistency. Integrate vegetable oil for enhanced moisture and silken texture.
- Wet Ingredient Fusion: Incorporate eggs individually, blending thoroughly after each addition. Introduce vanilla extract and white vinegar, ensuring complete integration.
- Dry Ingredient Refinement: Sift flour, black cocoa, unsweetened cocoa, leavening agents, and salt in a separate bowl, eliminating potential clumping and ensuring uniform distribution.
- Batter Assembly: Alternately fold dry ingredients and buttermilk into the wet mixture, initiating and concluding with dry components. Gently introduce black food coloring, creating a profound, obsidian hue.
- Pan Distribution: Evenly distribute batter between prepared pans, smoothing surfaces with a rubber spatula to guarantee uniform baking.
- Baking Process: Place in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, rotating midway to ensure consistent heat exposure. Validate doneness by inserting a toothpick—it should emerge pristine.
- Cooling Protocol: Allow cakes to stabilize in pans for 10 minutes, then delicately transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling before frosting.
Notes
- Precise Color Control: Add black food coloring gradually and mix thoroughly to achieve a consistent, deep black shade without color streaks.
- Prevent Cake Sticking: Thoroughly grease and flour pans or use parchment paper to guarantee smooth cake removal without breaking.
- Mixing Technique Matters: Avoid overmixing batter to maintain a tender, light cake texture; stir gently when combining wet and dry ingredients.
- Temperature and Timing: Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting to prevent melting and ensure stable, clean frosting application.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg