Chocolate Triple Layer Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting
I used the same chocolate cake recipe I used for these hostess cupcakes. I just increased the measurements by 50% to make extra batter for my third layer. For the whipped cream I used this recipe from food.com.
Author: simplyum
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients
For chocolate cake:
3 cups cake flour
1½ tsp salt
1½ tsp baking powder
3 tsp baking soda
1⅛ cup cup cocoa powder
3 cups sugar
1½ cup canola oil
1½cup hot strong coffee (I used a dark roast decaf and it worked great)
1½ cup whole milk (2% would work too)
3 lg eggs
3 tsp vanilla
For stabilized whipped cream:
1½ teaspoons unflavored gelatin
6 teaspoons cold water
1½ cups heavy whipping cream (35%)
⅜ cup confectioner's sugar
Instructions
For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 F and grease your cake pans.
Into a medium sized bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and sugar. Set aside.
In the large bowl of a stand mixer, combine oil, coffee and milk. Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until fully combined. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 3-5 minutes.
Divide batter evenly between your cake pans. Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
For whipped cream: In a small pan, combine gelatin and cold water; let stand until thick.
Place over low heat, stirring constantly, just until the gelatin dissolves.
Remove from heat; cool (do not allow it to set).
Whip the cream with the icing sugar, until slightly thick.
While slowly beating, add the gelatin to whipping cream.
Whip at high speed until stiff.
Assemble the cake: Place first layer on the surface you plan to servce on.
Layer about a ¾ cup of the whipped cream on top. You can do less than this I just like a lot of cream.
Carefully place on second layer and repeat.
Add top layer.
Frost the top of the cake.
You should have some cream poking out the sides of the cake just spread around the entire cake. This is what gives it the partially frosted look. if you have to add a bit more to your knife and spread around the sides.
Recipe by Simply Yum at https://www.simplyyum.com/2013/12/15/triplelayercake/