Easy Chocolate Cake

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a tropical flavor and is dairy-free.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

Mix 2 cups of plain flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda together in a bowl.

In another bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together.

Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract to the mixture and mix again.

Add freshly brewed espresso to enhance the chocolate flavor.

Divide the batter evenly between two cake tins.

Bake in the oven at 175°C for 30 minutes.

Check the cakes for doneness by inserting a knife; if it comes out reasonably clean but still a little gooey, it's best to undercook them.

Allow the cakes to cool before icing.

For the icing, mix softened cream cheese and softened butter together.

Add vanilla extract and mix until combined.

Gradually add icing sugar while mixing to avoid a cloud of icing sugar.

Add coffee to the icing mixture to help it come together if it looks dry.

Stack the cooled cakes and add a generous amount of icing between the layers and on top.

Decorate the cake simply to showcase the chocolate flavor, optionally adding fresh berries on the side.

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