Do you have a birthday coming up and/or need to make a delicious homemade chocolate cake? Love vanilla buttercream frosting? If you said YES to those questions, you’re going to love our guest post recipe today.
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Today’s guest recipe post is courtesy of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate which has a unique place in the hearts and minds of people all over America who appreciate an artisanal, authentic approach to making and celebrating chocolate. Conceived of, and crafted by, a dedicated team of historians and the legendary advocate of American history and chocolate’s unique story in the Americas, Forrest E. Mars, Jr. in 2006, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is the result of painstaking years of research by a multi-disciplinary team of more than 115 experts from around the globe.
AHC Chocolate Cake Recipe
2/3 cup AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Drink Mix
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups buttermilk or whole milk
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease two 9” cake pans, set aside.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
In a saucepan bring the buttermilk, sugar and butter to a simmer. Cook until the sugar and butter both dissolve. Remove from the heat, stir in the chocolate and mix until it dissolves.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring until incorporated. Stir in the eggs and vanilla.
Pour batter into prepared cake pans filling them about 2/3 full. Bake until the center is firm and cake tester insert come out clean, about 16 minutes. Let cool.
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Makes 2 cups of frosting.
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Use frosting to on your favorite cake, cookies or cupcakes.
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These cakes are very pretty, but I would have also liked to have seen a photo of the cake being described in the recipe. I have never tried to bake a cake with a powdered drink mix, but I think it is a clever idea.
Thats different using the drink mix but it does makes sense. I unfortunately rarely bake cakes anymore. Now and again I will but I cheat. I havent made a ‘from scratch’ cake in eons even though they taste so much better. Love that butter cream icing!
Interesting to use the chocolate drink mix in the cake batter. Buttercream frosting is my very favorite.
Wow these cakes are so pretty and I would love to have that cake stand. This recipe sounds so yummy and one the whole family would love thanks for sharing this one and have a nice weekend.
Beautiful cakes. This recipe sounds delicious! I have never heard of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Drink Mix but using that in a cake mix is pretty clever!
I love butter cream icing. It is my favorite. I have never heard of a cake that had a drink mix in it. I have to try that one. Thank you.
Oh my word! The second cake photo is beyond beautiful. I can see the same cake, with different color frosting being a hit at a babyshower. Can you send me a slice of cake down to Tampa?