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Why I Love Single Layer Cakes<\/h2>\n

Over the past year or so I have found myself gravitating towards single layer cakes (vs the traditional double). Don\u2019t get me wrong, I do like a towering layer cake in all its glory (for instance, my favorite birthday cake<\/a> or this chocolate cake with espresso buttercream<\/a>), but the single layer cake feels very different: it doesn\u2019t need fancy piping or flowers to grace a table, it\u2019s much easier to eat, and there is a better frosting to cake ratio. <\/strong><\/p>\n

You can also put it out in the afternoon and it is perfectly acceptable. Instead of hearing, \u201cwhy did you make a giant birthday cake on a Tuesday afternoon for no reason?\u201d friends and family will say, \u201cOh! A little piece of this afternoon snacking cake is just what I needed after this very long day.\u201d (If you need a similar snacking cake for a crowd, I have my Minnesota Chocolate Sheet Cake<\/a>, too.)<\/p>\n

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What Makes This Cake so Fudgy & Moist<\/h2>\n

This particular cake is inspired by several other chocolate cake recipes I make<\/strong>. All the usual cake ingredient suspects are there: sugar, flour, eggs, cocoa powder, vanilla, and oil, but what makes this recipe unique is at the end of mixing, hot coffee is added to the bowl.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the coffee is gently stirred in, the batter turns into an unpromising dark sludge, but bakes up into a moist, delicious cake. Different coffee roasts can add a slightly different flavor to the cake, and over the years I\u2019ve found I love Peace Coffee\u2019s Tree Hugger blend<\/a>. However, your favorite roast will work well.<\/p>\n

And, instead of my regular chocolate buttercream, I have a fudgy creme fraiche buttercream<\/strong>. There is no messy melted chocolate to deal with, as the frosting uses cocoa powder instead.<\/em> I love Guittard\u2019s Cocoa Rogue Dutch cocoa powder<\/a> in both the cake base the the buttercream, and have been using that when I can in my baking. It can be hard to find; otherwise I use Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa Powder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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