Double Dark Chocolate Cake

This double dark chocolate cake is an easy-from-scratch cake recipe. The coffee adds a complex flavor and makes any chocolate cake even better.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 55

Servings: servings

Calories: 370kcal

Author: Michelle

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 2 nine inch cake rounds by greasing them and lining the bottoms with parchment.
In your mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until thoroughly combined.
2 cups sugar, 2 cups cake flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt
In another bowl, add the coonut milk, melted coconut oil, vanilla, and eggs. Note that the coffee is not yet added. Whisk to get somewhat combined.
1 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup coconut oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 eggs
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium speed for a couple minutes until it is combined.
Add the hot coffee and stir on low until just incorporated. The batter will be very thin compared to what you're used to with cake batter. Add the chocolate chips after the coffee so the coffee doesn't melt, and stir gently to distribute them.
2/3 cup hot, 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
Pour the batter evenly into the two cake pans, and bake in your 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Cool the cakes for ten minutes in the cake pans. Once they are partially cooled, flip them out onto cooling racks and let them cool the rest of the way before frosting. These are great with both a ganache and a buttercream frosting.

Coconut oil really makes this cake. It is amazing to cook and bake with, and it's dairy-free. If you don't want to use coconut oil, you can use vegetable oil, but it won't be as good. It's worth trying.
You can use rice milk if coconut milk isn't available. If you'd like to make it with dairy, use whole milk.
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