White Chocolate Devil's Food Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Making this White Chocolate Devil's Food Cake has become my go to dessert because it's honestly so simple and comes together in under an hour. The cocoa powder isn't just delicious, it's loaded with antioxidants that make indulging feel a tiny bit better. What I love most is how the dark chocolate base contrasts beautifully with creamy white chocolate, and you probably have most of these ingredients in your kitchen already. It's the kind of cake that looks fancy enough for company but requires zero fussy techniques.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gunsweetened cocoa powder
- 10 gbaking powder
- 5 gsalt
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 4 egglarge eggs
- 200 gwhite chocolate chips
- 50 mlheavy cream
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 100 gsemi-sweet chocolate chips
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour two 20cm (8in) round cake pans.
Tip: Use a mixture of all-purpose flour and cocoa powder for the best devil's food flavor.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
Tip: Make sure to sift the dry ingredients for the best texture.
- 3
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Tip: Use room temperature butter for the best results.
- 4
Melt the white chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval until smooth.
Tip: Don't overheat the white chocolate, or it will seize up.
- 5
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the heavy cream, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat just until combined.
Tip: Don't overmix, or the cake will be dense.
- 6
Melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring between each interval until smooth.
Tip: This will be used for the frosting.
- 7
Combine the melted white chocolate and white chocolate chips in a large bowl. Beat until smooth and creamy.
Tip: Use an electric mixer for the best results.
- 8
Add the melted semi-sweet chocolate to the white chocolate mixture, beating until smooth and creamy.
Tip: This is the devil's food frosting.
- 9
Assemble the cake by spreading a layer of frosting on top of one cake layer, then topping with the second cake layer. Frost the outside of the cake with the remaining frosting.
Tip: Use a offset spatula for the best results.
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