Chocolate Rose Buttercream Cake
This rose buttercream cake has rich and dark chocolatey cake layers, fresh strawberries and topped with rose infused buttercream. This is the perfect cake for a bridal shower, baby shower, or girls night out!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- ¾ cups Dark Cocoa Powder Sifted
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Eggs At room temperature
- 1 cup Buttermilk At room temperature
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Hot Water
- 2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray three 6-inch cake pans with non-stick spray and line the bottom with a parchment circle. Spray the parchment circle with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- Into the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, combine sifted flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir to combine.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, oil, hot coffee, and vanilla.
- With your mixer on low speed, gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined – about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Make sure to scrape down the sides and bottom the bowl to ensure everything has mixed in completely.
- Distribute your cake batter evenly between your cake pans. I like to use a kitchen scale to ensure the batter is divided equally. If you do not have one, eye ball it!
- Bake for 28-30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Cool on cooling racks for about 10 minutes before inverting and removing the cake from the pans. Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting.
- To store these cake layers, wrap completely cooled layers in plastic wrap two times. Cake layers can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw on the counter until cool but not room temperature before decorating.
Notes
If you don't have buttermilk you can make a substitute by combining 1 tablespoon of white vinegar with 1 cup of buttermilk. Allow it to sit for a few minutes before using. It will appear curdled and this is okay.