Vanilla chocolate layer cake with step by step pictures. This moist cake which is made with vanilla and chocolate layered together.
Vanilla Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe
This is the cake which i made for my hubby's birthday. I wanted to make a layer cake, instead of making normal vanilla or chocolate cake i decided to make a vanilla and chocolate layer cake. I decided to make a chocolate cake and two vanilla cake so it looks pretty when slicing it. Turned this cake into a fresh fruit cake and decorated it with fresh cream and fresh fruits.
About this Recipe
A layer cake is a cake that is made up of multiple layers of cake that are held together by frosting or another type of filling, such as jam or other preserves. The majority of cake recipes can be adapted to make layer cakes. Butter cakes and sponge cakes are popular options. The cake is usually covered in icing, but the sides are sometimes left unadorned so that the filling and number of layers can be seen. Chocolate complements a wide range of flavours. Vanilla is the most common flavour combination with chocolate. Aside from vanilla, chocolate complements almost any fruit flavour.
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I am sharing the cake and decoration as separate post..Because if i share it in a single post then it will be quite a long post..Will be sharing the decorations tomorrow..Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
Ingredients for Vanilla And Chocolate Layer Cake
Unsalted soft Butter :
Unsalted butter allows you to completely control the flavour of your recipe. This is especially important in baked goods that rely heavily on the pure, sweet cream flavour of butter (butter cookies or pound cakes). When it comes to cooking, unsalted butter allows the true, natural flavour of your foods to shine through.
Cocoa Powder :
Cocoa powder is primarily used as a flavouring agent in baked goods such as cookies, ice cream, dairy drinks, and cakes. Aside from flavouring, it is also used in the production of coatings for confectioners or frozen desserts. Cocoa powder is also used in the beverage industry, for example, to make chocolate milk.
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Vanilla Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Unsalted Soft Butter - 120 grams / around 1 stick
- Sugar - 1 ½ cup / 300 grams
- Vanilla Essence - 2 tsp
- Eggs - 3
- Milk - 1 cup / 240 ml
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups / 240 grams
- Baking Powder - 1 tblspn
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Cocoa Powder - 3 tblspn
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease three 18 cm round cake pan with oil and sprinkle some flour over it. Coat it on sides and tap off the excess. Set aside.
- Sieve flour, baking powder and salt in a sifter and set aside.
- Now in a large mixing bowl, take butter, sugar and vanilla. Cream it well using a beater.
- Now add in eggs and beat till creamy..Dont worry if the mix looks curdled.
- Now add in half of the sifted flour mix, half of the milk and fold it gently. Now add in remaining flour and milk. Mix well.
- Now divide the batter into three portion and spoon the two of the batter into two prepared round pan. Now to the remaining one portion sift in the cocoa powder. Mix well.
- Spoon this into the remaining pan and smooth all the cake pans evenly.
- Pop it in oven and bake for 20 to 25 mins.
- Remove it and cool it.
- Now decorate it as you wish..
Vanilla Chocolate Layer Cake Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take three 18 cm cake pan |
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| grease it well with oil and dust it with flour.. Coat on all sides and set aside |
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| Take flour in a sifter |
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| add in salt |
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| add in baking powder |
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| sieve it well..set aside |
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| Take soft butter in a bowl |
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| add in sugar |
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| add in vanilla |
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| use a beater to whip this |
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| whip till creamy |
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| crack open three eggs |
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| whip this till creamy |
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| add in half of the flour mix in |
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| pour in half of the milk |
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| fold gently |
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| you got to fold this gently |
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| now it is almost mixed |
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| add in remaining flour mix in |
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| pour in the remaining milk |
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| fold well |
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| i divided the batter into three portion..Two of that i spooned it into the cake pan |
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| I took the third portion |
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| add in cocoa powder |
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| fold well |
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| Spoon this into the another pan |
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| Bake it |
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| Now you can decorate it..I cooled it wrapped it in plastic wrap and put it in fridge so i can decorate it the next day |
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| I frosted it with whipped cream |
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| Will be sharing this fresh fruit pastry recipe soon |
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| Doesn't the orange topping looks stunning |
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| I used fresh fruits to decorate it.. |
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| Will be sharing step by step of this decoration tomorrow |
Learn Speed Tuition
Hi Aarthi,
1. did you apply whipped cream in each layer before wrapping or the next day after removing from wrap?
2. can I use Rose essence instead of vanilla?
3. Is that powered sugar?
Am baking for fist time that's why lot of questions..
Aarthi
@Learn Speed Tuitionno i didn't apply cream.
U can use any essence
no it is normal sugar
Anonymous
I want to make a chocolate cake with Unsalted Soft Butter ,
Sugar , Vanilla Essence, Eggs , Milk , All Purpose Flour ,
Baking Powder, Salt & Cocoa Powder.
Can you give the correct measurements of each of the above ingredients for 1 cup of maida.....I hadn't found any chocolate cake recipe using butter.
Aarthi
@Anonymousjust half the recipe.
Anonymous
I want to make a chocolate cake with Unsalted Soft Butter ,
Sugar , Vanilla Essence, Eggs , Milk , All Purpose Flour ,
Baking Powder, Salt & Cocoa Powder.
Can you give the correct measurement of COCOA POWDER for 1 cup of maida.....I hadn't found any chocolate cake recipe using butter.
Aarthi
@Anonymouswill share it soon
Anonymous
How can we subsitute eggs with??
Aarthi
@Anonymousthere is no sub for eggs in this..
Shreeza Anshu
hi aarthi...at what temperature shall I bake?
Aarthi
it is mntioned in the written part of recipe
Richa
This looks so delicious!!!
Samina Essak
i have made this several times and its always been a HIT!
Samina Essak
I HAVE MADE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND ITS ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE HIT!
Jess
Hello...am a beginner in baking...wanted to know how much this particular cake would weigh in total?..thank you!