Ingredients
- 90g (3oz) dark chocolate bits
- 1½ cups hot brewed coffee
- 3 cups sugar
- 2½ cups flour
- 1½ cups dark cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 2 tspn baking soda
- ¾ tspn baking powder
- 1¼ tspn salt
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 1½ cups buttermilk, shaken
- ¾ tspn vanilla essence
- 1½ cups icing (powdered) sugar
- 115g (1 stick) butter, softened
- ⅓ cup Nutella
- ¼ cup regular sour cream
- 110g (4 oz) dark chocolate, melted
- 1 tspn vanilla essence
- Pinch of salt
- 230g (2 sticks) butter
- ½ cup vegetable shortening (like Kremelta in New Zealand, Crisco in America)
- Pinch of salt
- 5 cups icing (powdered) sugar
- ⅔ cup cream
- 1 Tbspn warm water
- 2 tspn vanilla essence
- Purple (or any colour) gel food colouring
Recipe Description
A great cake for any occasion, this Nutella birthday cake makes any birthday extra special! Chocolate hazelnut buttercream filling with a marbled vanilla buttercream frosting outside, this cake takes a little bit of time but isn’t difficult and looks so pretty! The chocolate cake that I used is my go-to for making cakes and it turns out perfectly every time, I highly recommend it for any of your chocolate cake-ing needs.
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