Triple Chocolate Anniversary Cake

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: RecipeThing user beckyinem

Categories: cakes

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour, unsifted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • WHITE CHOCOLATE FILLING
  • 3 1/2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • DOUBLE CHOCOLATE FROSTING
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Coat 3- 9" pans with cooking spray and line with waxed paper. Coat paper with spray and flour pans.
  3. In a glass bowl, combine chocolate and oil and microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes, until melted. Add vanilla extract. Let cool to room temperature.
  4. In a clean bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
  5. In large bowl with mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium for 2 minutes or until mixture resembles wet, crumbly sand.
  6. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time, then add the cooled chocolate mixture and beat until smooth.
  7. With mixture on low, beat in flour mixture in batches, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
  8. Scrape into prepared pans and bake for 24-26 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Let cool in pans on rack for 15 minutes, then turn onto rack. Remove paper and cool completely.
  10. For filling, microwave white chocolate on high 1 minute, until soft. Stir until melted and cool to room temperature.
  11. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and add cooled chocolate. Beat on low just until combined.
  12. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat on low until sugar is incorporated, then increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute, until fluffy.
  13. Cover and keep at room temperature.

  14. For frosting

  15. In large bowl, beat butter, melted chocolate, cocoa mixture and extract on medium until creamy. Gradually add sugar, alternating with sour cream until well blended.

  16. Beat for 1 minute until fluffy.

  17. Assemble cake with filling between the first 2 layers.

  18. Frost the top and sides of the cake with frosting

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