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Chocolate Sourdough Cake Recipe
This decadent and rich sourdough cake recipe is a showstopping dessert!
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Prep Time:
4
hours
hours
Cook Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
4
hours
hours
20
minutes
minutes
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
662
kcal
Author:
Jenni - The Gingered Whisk
Ingredients
Chocolate Sourdough Cake
1
cup
sourdough starter
fed and active
1
cup
whole milk
2
cups
all purpose flour
1 ½
cups
granulated sugar
1
cup
vegetable oil
¼
cup
sour cream
1 ½
teaspoons
vanilla extract
¾
teaspoon
salt
1 ½
teaspoons
baking soda
¾
cup
dutch process baking cocoa
2
eggs
Chocolate Buttercream
1
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
3
cups
confectioners sugar
⅓
cup
dutch processed unsweetened cocoa powder
2-3
Tablespoons
milk
2
teaspoons
vanilla extract
¼
teaspoon
salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Prepare a 9x13 pan by lightly greasing it.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the starter, milk, and flour and whisk thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, sour cream, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and cocoa.
The mixture will be grainy.
Add the eggs one at a time to this mixture, mixing well after each addition.
Gently combine the starter mixture into the chocolate mixture, whisking until smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until it springs back when lightly pressed in the center, and a cake tendster in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack completely before frosting.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the butter until soft and fluffy.
Add in the confectioner’s sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt and beat until combined.
Add the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.
Notes
You can also bake this cake as cupcakes or in circle tins and assemble as a layer cake. Just adjust the baking time accordingly.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g
|
Calories:
662
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
79
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
37
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
22
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
77
mg
|
Sodium:
361
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
54
g