Lacasitos Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients

To make the Chocolate Cake
• 1 cup sunflower oil
• 400g white sugar
• 8 L eggs at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 300g sifted all purpose flour
• 100g sifted pure cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• pinch of salt
Buttercream Frosting (for the filling)
• 250g of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 300g of sifted icing sugar
• pinch of salt
• edible gel colourants (3 different colours)
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
• 400g chopped dark chocolate (I use 50%) or dark chocolate chips
• 400ml full cream
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Lacasitos to decorate

Instructions

To make the Chocolate Cake
1. Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC/350ºF.
2. Prepare your molds with melted butter and line the bottoms with cut out wax paper circles.
3. Beat your sugar and oil for about 2 minutes then add your eggs 1 by 1.
4. Now add your vanilla. Lastly add the sifted dry ingredients and make sure not to overmix!
5. Fill the molds ¾ of the way and bake for 35-40 minutes, depending on your oven.
6. Make sure the cakes are cooled completely before removing them from the molds.
7. Cut each cake into 2 layers.
Buttercream Frosting
8. Add all the ingredients and beat well on high in your stand mixture until the frosting is light and fluffy. Divide the frosting into 3 bowls and add a colour to each bowl.
9. Mix the colour through well.
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
10. Heat the cream in the microwave for about 2 minutes.
11. Add the chopped chocolate and allow to stand for 2 minutes.
12. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
13. Allow to cool to room temperature and then cool completely in the fridge (best to leave overnight).
14. Once set, allow to heat up slightly, then add to it your mixer and blend at medium speed until your ganache forms a frosting like consistency and is light and fluffy.
To Assemble!
15. Fill your cake with the 3 different colours of buttercream frosting (add the 3rd colour on the top level)
16. Frost with the ganache on the outsides and top and leave to set before adding the Lacasitos!
17. Allow to cool/set before cutting.

Notes