Chocolate Cake With Blackberry Buttercream
By: BigFatBaker
Published: Friday, April 1, 2011 - 8:18pm

Ingredients




Cake Ingredients:
1 1/2 tablespoons cups+ 1+ 2 tsp all purpose flour
7/8 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
40 grams cocoa powder
2 sticks softened butter
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup sour cream
Frosting Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks of softened butter
3 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons blackberry jam
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons milk

Preparation

1 To Make the Cake 2 Pre-heat the oven to 350º F and grease the cake pan. If you are using normal cake rounds, you will need 2. 3 Mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. 4 Beat in the butter until creamy. I ended up using 2 sticks of butter because my mixture wasn’t creamy with only 1 1/2 sticks. 5 In a separate bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs. 6 Pour the chocolate mixture into the butter mixture and beat until fully incorporated. 7 Pour into your cake pans, and bake for about 35 minutes. Be sure to turn the pans halfway through the cooking time. 8 The cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 9 To Make the Frosting 10 Beat together the butter, shortening, and jam until smooth. 11 Mix in vanilla and salt. 12 Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at at time, until the frosting reaches the desired sweetness. 13 Mix in a little milk to achieve a spreadable consistency. I used coconut milk for the extra flavor.