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Mini Chocolate Layer Cake

These Mini Chocolate Layer Cakes are moist, chocolaty and delicious. They look extra fancy with the yummy white chocolate glaze.
Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 2" Mini Layer Cakes

Ingredients

For Eggless Devil's Food Cake:

  • ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa powder
  • ½ cup Boiling Water
  • ½ cup+2tbsp Almond Milk
  • ½ cup Oil
  • cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp Egg replacer whisked in 6tbsp water (or 2 large eggs)
  • tsp vanilla extract
  • cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt

For the Chocolate Ganache:

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup Dark Chocolate, chopped

For the White Chocolate Glaze:

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup White Chocolate, chopped

Instructions

Make the Cake:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 13"x18" baking sheet and line with parchment paper. Lightly grease the parchment paper.
  • Combine cocoa powder, boiling water in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth. Stir in almond milk and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together Oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg replacer mixture and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Add ⅓ of the flour mixture to oil mixture, followed by ½ of the chocolate mixture. Continue adding the flour mixture and the chocolate mixture alternately until combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Bake until the cake springs back lightly when pressed in the center and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20~23 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
  • Use a 1½" or 2" cookie cutter to cut 24~27 rounds from that cake. Set aside.

Make Chocolate Ganache:

  • Bring the cream to a boil. Pour it over the chopped chocolate and set aside for 1 minute. Whisk until a smooth chocolate ganache forms. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Whip the ganache until light and fluffy, about 4~5 minutes.
  • Place 1tbsp of the ganache between each layer. Stack each cake 3 layers tall. Transfer the cakes onto a wire rack set over baking sheet.

Make Chocolate Glaze:

  • Bring the cream to a boil. Pour it over the chopped chocolate and set aside for 1 minute. Whisk until a smooth chocolate glaze forms. Let cool for 15~20 minutes.
  • Pour/ spoon the glaze over the cake stacks and set aside to set completely before serving.
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