Black Magic Cake
dairy-free with espresso buttercream frosting
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What is a black magic cake?
There’s nothing scary about this Black Magic Cake! The name “black magic” actually refers to the strong black coffee added to the batter that lends to the rich chocolate taste. The layers have a deep, decadent dark chocolate flavor that is complimented by the espresso buttercream frosting flavored with Nature’s Flavors organic espresso flavor extract. Since I created this triple layer cake for Halloween, I decided to top it with chocolate molded skulls tinted with purple coloring and edible glitter for a magical touch.
I made a small three-layer cake using 6-inch pans and had enough batter left over to make 6 regular-sized cupcakes, but you can also make a two-layer cake using 9-inch pans or even a 9x13 pan for a sheet cake, just adjust baking time slightly longer, for 30-35 minutes.
Let’s begin!
Ingredients:
How to make a black magic cake
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and grease 3 6-inch pans, lining the bottoms with parchment paper and grease that also. Then dust pans with a light coating of cocoa powder.