"Stars" Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder
• 1 cup water
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk

Method

• Preheat oven to 325F. Line the bottom of a 9" springform pan with parchment paper.
• Sift together cake flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and the water to make a thick paste. Set aside.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment on medium speed, cream the butter with the granulated and brown sugars until well combined, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the reserved cocoa paste. Beat until smooth.
• In a small bowl, add the vanilla to the buttermilk. On low speed, alterntely add the serserved dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the butter mixture.
• Spread the batter in the prepared cake pan. Bake until a skewer inserted in the middle has a wet crumb, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Let cool to room temperature in the pan.
• Unmold the cake on a cake rackand invert it so it is right side up.

Notes

• Description:
• "The perfect cake for your chocolate caramel bread pudding"
• SERVINGS: 10
• SOURCE: "Four Star Desserts"