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Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Chocolate Raspberry Cake Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 500

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot brewed coffee
  • 1 cup raspberry jam
  • 8 oz dark chocolate (60 to 70% cacao), chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • Fresh raspberries for the top

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 8-inch round pans, lining the bottoms with parchment. Whisk flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until no lumps remain.
  2. Beat eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla until smooth, about 1 minute.
  3. Pour hot coffee into the dry mix, add the wet mixture, and stir until just combined, about 30 seconds. Batter will be thin.
  4. Divide batter evenly between pans, tap to release air bubbles, and bake 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.
  5. Place chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat cream just to a simmer, pour over chocolate, and let sit 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth and glossy, then cool until thickened but pourable.
  6. Place one cake layer on a plate, spread jam over the top, then place the second layer on. Pour ganache over the center, spread to the edges, and top with fresh raspberries.

Notes

Be sure the cake layers are completely cool before assembly, or the jam will melt and the ganache will slide. The ganache sets up at room temperature in about an hour, but you can pop the cake in the fridge for 20 minutes to speed it up. Add the fresh raspberries right before serving.