Your friends and family will love this gorgeous and simple moist chocolate cake. Black Magic Cake is a Hershey's recipe that is big on chocolate flavour, perfectly moist and incredibly simple to make.
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
2 x 8 inch round cake pans
A electric mixer or stand mixer
A silicone spatula so nothing gets left behind.
A squeezee bottle or piping bag for adding the ganache drips
Instructions
FOR THE BLACK MAGIC CAKE:Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced. Grease then line two 8 inch cake tins with baking paper.
Boil the kettle and mix 1 cup of boiling water with the coffee. Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift the flour and cocoa together, then add the sugar, baking powder, baking powder and salt and whisk to combine well.
Make a well in the centre and add all of the wet ingredients - eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, coffee.
Use a handheld beater and mix on low for 90 seconds.
Pour evenly into the 2 prepared baking pans. Place in the oven and cook for around 35-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre, comes out with just a crumb or two.
Use a small dish with a flat base to very gently press down on the top on top of each cake just to level them out a little. Don't press down too hard. Cool the cakes in the tins for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool. Cool completely before frosting.
FOR THE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM AND GANACHE:Start by making the chocolate ganache. Place the finely chopped chocolate in a small heatproof dish.
Heat the cream in a small saucepan over low heat until its steaming, then pour it over the chocolate. Give the dish a gentle shake so all the chocolate is submerged. Leave for 30 seconds to soften, then stir to a smooth glossy ganache. Make sure the ganache is about room temperature before proceeding.
Beat the butter, cocoa and half the sugar on medium for about 5 minutes or until very light and creamy - scrape down the sides of the bowl every so often.
Add the remaining sugar, salt, vanilla and beat until well combined.
Set aside roughly half of the ganache for the top of the cake. Add the other half to the buttercream mixture and beat until combined and smooth (only about 1 minute).
Spread half the buttercream over the bottom layer of the cake. Place the second layer on top (flattest side up), press down gently to stick them together well. Spread the remaining buttercream over the top.
Transfer the reserved ganache to a squeezee bottle or piping bag and pipe around the edge forcing some of the ganache to drip down. Fill in the centre with the remaining ganache and spread out into an even layer.
Place in the fridge to set a little (it will only need 15 minutes or so) before serving.
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Notes
Tablespoons: I use a standard Australian 20ml tablespoon (= 4 teaspoons worldwide). Many countries use a 15ml tablespoon so check yours before measuring.
For best results, you should always weigh ingredients like flour and sugar. Kitchen scales are relatively cheap but if you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and level method (don’t scoop).
All ovens vary - always check 2-3 minutes before the recipe suggests.
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