dark chocolate

Hey my loves,

today I am sharing my Devil’s Food Cake recipe with you! I was baking it for my annual Christmas Dinner with my friends! I hope you enjoy this entry and if you bake this cake yourself, tag me on any social media! I would love to see your recreations!

Results – how the cake looks like

ingredients – what you will need

280g Butter (at Room Temperature)
4cl Espresso
2 tbsp. Honey (I used Agave Syrup)
200ml Milk
110 Cacao Powder (unsweetened)
220g Flour
300g Sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 Eggs
300g Dark Chocolate
200ml Cream

instructions – what you have to do

Preheat your oven to 180 C. Put 130g of the butter, espresso, honey and milk in a pot and warm it up on low heat until the butter has completely melted.
In a mixing bowl whisk together the cacao powder, flour, baking powder and the vanilla.
Beat the eggs in another bowl until they are frothy. Then add the liquid butter mixture and after you whisk everything together add your dry ingredients.
Spread the mixture into your cake tin and put the cake into the oven for ca. 25 minutes.
Chop your dark chocolate into small chunks and heat the cream up in a small pot on low heat. Mix the rest of the butter with the chocolate and pour over the hot cream and mix until smooth. Let the mixture cool for ca. 10 minutes.
Spread the chocolate mixture onto your cooled down cake and decorate with whatever you like. I used Ferrero Rocher and grated white chocolate.

I hope you liked this entry, make sure to give it a thumbs up if you did! Let me know in the comments, if you ever tried to make a Devil’s Food Cake and what you maybe did differently!

I wish you all a wonderful day!

XoXo, Jasmin.

Hey my loves,

today I am sharing with you my recipe for Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting! I hope you like this and bake it for yourself afterwards!

ingredients for the cupcake

112 g Butter
112 g Dark Chocolate
112 g Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 large eggs
100g Flour
a pinch of Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
a handful of Chocolate Chips

instructions

Preheat your oven to 175 Celsius (350F).
Melt butter and chocolate. Stir until the butter and chocolate are completely melted. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool for a few minutes.
In a large mixing bowl combine your dry ingredients.
Add the two eggs one at a time to your butter chocolate mixture and combine them.
Add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients. Don’t over whisk your mixture. I added a splash of milk to make it more smooth. But I think it really depends on the size of your eggs.
Add your chocolate chips to the mixture and fold them in lightly.
Line your cupcake pan with liners. And fill in your mixture. I filled them up half!
Bake your cupcakes 20-25 minutes or until a wooden stick inserted in one of the cupcakes comes out clean. They should look like that:
Let your cupcakes cool down while you prepare the Salted Caramel Frosting.

ingredients for the frosting

115 g Butter
125ml Heavy Cream
1tsp. Vanilla
225g Brown Sugar (I didn’t have enough so I used a mixture of brown and normal sugar)
pinch of Salt
500g Confectioners Sugar, sifted

instructions

In a medium-sized saucepan over medium-heat, combine the butter, cream, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt. Let it cook and stir the mixture occasionally, until the sugar melts and the mixture comes to a low simmer; about 4 minutes.
Remove the mixture from heat and let it cool for 2 minutes, then transfer the mixture into a larger mixing bowl.
Add half of the confectioners sugar to it and combine it well. Then add the other half and repeat the step.
Place your mixture into a piping bag and decor your cupcakes as you like it.

Results

What is your favorite frosting for cupcakes? Tell me in the comments. If you liked this entry make sure to give it a thumbs up and feel free to share it on social media.

I wish you all a wonderful day and happy baking!

XoXo, Jasmin.