Hot Chocolate Cake Recipe
Hot chocolate cake tastes just like your beloved cozy winter drink. Rich chocolate cake layers filled with chocolate marshmallow frosting and marshmallow fluff. Topped with additional marshmallows, this cake is not only delicious, but a real showstopper.
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 444kcal
Ingredients
cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ¾ cup dutch-processed cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
- 1 ½ cups granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup canola or mild vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup unsweetened hot cocoa
frosting
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 ⅓ cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup dutch-processed cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff
- pinch of salt
- 1-2 tablespoon milk, if needed
filling
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line the bottom and the sides of two 8" (20cm) baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cake: In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and salt and stir to combine. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl with a stand or a handheld mixer fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment, beat oil, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla just until combined. Stir in dry ingredients to combine. Slowly mix in hot cocoa until combined. The batter will be very thin. Divide batter into the two prepared baking pans equally. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for about 20 minutes. Then remove from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Let cool to room temperature.
- Frosting: In a large mixing bowl with a stand or a handheld mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat butter until creamy for about 1-2 minutes. Sift in powdered sugar and cocoa and mix until combined and sugar is dissolved. Add marshmallow fluff and stir until smooth. Add salt to your taste. If the frosting is too firm, stir in 1-2 tablespoon milk to lighten it up. Stir until creamy.
- Filling: In a medium mixing bowl with a stand or handheld mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat butter and powdered sugar until creamy for about 1-2 minutes. Add marshmallow fluff and stir until smooth.
- Assemble: Cut a thin layer off the tops of your cakes to create a flat surface. Then cut each cake in half horizontally. Place one cake layer on a cake stand, turner or serving plate. Spread ¼ of the chocolate frosting over the cake. The frosting should be higher around the edges that it holds the marshmallow filling inside the cake. Layer with ⅓ of the marshmallow filling (where the frosting is lower). Repeat two more times. Place last cake layer on top and lightly frost the outside and the sides of the cake with the remaining frosting. Chill at least 3 hours in the fridge or overnight. Decorate with marshmallows or whipped cream to your preference. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.
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Nutrition
Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 328IU | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg