This Decadent Three Layer Hot Chocolate Cake Recipe is dreamy and incredible. Moist chocolate cake with marshmallow hot chocolate frosting topped with roasted marshmallows.
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake Ingredients:
4Cflour
1/2Ccocoa
4TSPbaking powder
4TSPbaking soda
2TSPkosher salt
4Cwater
4Csugar
10ozdark chocolate, chopped
12TBSPunsalted butter
4TBSPcanola oil
2TSPpure vanilla extract
4large eggs
Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:
1 1/2Cunsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 - 8ozcream cheese, soften
1 1/2CHershey's special cocoa powder
1/4TSPkosher salt
7Cpowder sugar
1/4Cheavy whipping cream
2containers of marshmallow creme
Instructions
Chocolate Cake Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 and using pam baking spray, spray 3 each of 9 inch round cake pans
Using a medium whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
Using a medium saucepan over medium to high heat, combine the water and sugar.
Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved. About 1 minute
Remove from heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter until melted
Whisk in the canola oil and vanilla extract
Quickly whisk in the eggs to avoid them cooking into the chocolate mixture.
Gradually whisk in the dry ingredients until combined
Divide the batter between the three round cake pans
Bake cakes for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Chocolate Frosting Instructions:
Using the standing mixer again, beat the cream cheese and butter until combined and smooth
Gradually mix in the cocoa powder, vanilla and salt
Very slowly, beat in the powdered sugar until combined
Whisk in the heavy whipping cream until the ice cream is smooth and fluffy
Building The Cake Directions:
Remove the cakes from the pans
Cut the domes off the tops of the cakes
Place the first cake layer down onto a cake board
Scoop 1 C of frosting into the piping bag
Pipe a ring of frosting around the edge of the cake layer
Scoop ½ C of the Marshmallow creme into the middle and spread evenly
Place the second layer of cake on top
Pipe another ring of frosting on top and scoop another scoop of marshmallow creme in the middle
Place the last cake on top
Frost entire cake in the frosting
Scoop remaining marshmallow creme into a microwave safe bowl and heat up for 15 seconds
Mix until smooth
Pour over the top of the cake
Use a blowtorch and toast parts of the marshmallow