Mini Chocolate Cake
This mini chocolate cake is a two layer cake that is super soft chocolate cake filled with chocolate cream cheese frosting The cake is perfect for a small party!
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 451kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup White granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Oil canola or vegetable oil
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 2 Large eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk room temperature
- 1/2 cup Hot water steaming
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3/4 cup Unsalted butter room temperature
- 4 oz Cream cheese room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray two 6-inch cake pans with baking nonstick spray. Line the bottom of the pan with 6-inch parchment paper and spray again.
- In a large bowl, sift the flour and cocoa powder. Add the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.1 cup All-purpose flour, 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder, 3/4 cup White granulated sugar, 1 tsp Baking powder, 1/4 tsp Baking soda, 1/2 tsp Salt
- Heat the water in a saucepan until it is steaming. In a medium bowl, mix the oil, vanilla, eggs, and buttermilk. Slowly add in the hot water. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.1/3 cup Oil, 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 2 Large eggs, 1/2 cup Buttermilk, 1/2 cup Hot water
- Pour the cake batter into the cake pans. Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake sit in the hot pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Make sure the butter and cream cheese is room temperature. In a large bowl, sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder together.3/4 cup Unsalted butter, 4 oz Cream cheese, 2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar, 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Using a mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese on high speed for 2 minutes until fluffy. Scrape the bowl and slowly add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder on low speed.
- Add in the vanilla and salt and mix until combined and fluffy.1 tsp Pure vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp Salt
Assembling The Cake
- Place the 1st cake layer down. Spread 3/4 cup of frosting over the cake. Place the second cake layer down.
- Frost the rest of the cake.
Notes
Flour- Make sure flour is spooned and leveled or use a kitchen scale. Compacted flour can dry out the cake.
High altitude baking- Add an extra 1 TBSP of flour.
Pull out dairy ingredients 2 hours before baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 371mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 747IU | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg