COCA-COLA CHOCOLATE CAKE
WITH GANACHE ICING
Ganache this is great! This Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake with Ganache Icing is the creation of Atlanta
Chef, Linton Hopkins. Not only does he share the ingredients to his delicious dessert, he walks us
through how to make it in a step-by-step cooking video. Share this recipe and get +3 status!
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 ounces melted butter
1/2 cups melted butter
1/2 cups vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 cup Coca-Cola
16 ounces confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cups buttermilk
Preparation
TOTAL TIME: 1h 15min
Prep Time: 45min
Cook Time: 30min
Makes: 6 slices
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1. Heat oven to 325°F; grease two 8-inch round cake pans
9. Whip ingredients until well blended (batter will be loose)
2. Combine melted butter, oil and Coca-Cola into a pot;
bring to a boil
10. Divide batter evenly between cake pans
3. Mix flour and sugar in mixing bowl
12. Let cakes cool before removing cakes from pans
4. Slowly add Coca-Cola/oil mixture to flour blend
13. After cakes have cooled, remove puffy tops of cakes for
smooth cake surface. (Cakes should be even for layering.)
5. Add buttermilk and baking soda; mix well
6. Add cocoa powder
7. Add vanilla to mix
8. Add eggs, one at a tim e
11. Bake for 30 minutes
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14. For Icing: Combine ingredients for ganache icing.
Smooth
layer of icing on bottom cake layer. Layer second cake on top
of icing and smooth the remaining icing over the top.