Description
Brooklyn Blackout Cake is a chocolate lover’s paradise, featuring rich layers of moist chocolate cake enveloped in creamy chocolate pudding and topped with crunchy chocolate crumbs. This showstopper dessert delivers an unforgettable flavor experience that will have your guests clamoring for more. Perfect for any occasion, from birthdays to casual Tuesday indulgences, this cake is as delightful to create as it is to savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (for filling)
- Chocolate crumbs (optional for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans and dust with cocoa powder.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients; add eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla. Mix until just combined.
- Divide batter between pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks.
- For the filling, melt dark chocolate chips and mix with prepared instant pudding until thickened.
- Assemble the cake by layering one cake on a serving plate, spreading half of the pudding filling on top, adding the second layer, then topping with remaining filling and optional chocolate crumbs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 62g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 60mg