Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream | Recipe Cart | Recipe Cart

Name: Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream | Recipe Cart | Recipe Cart
Total time: 2 min
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons/140 grams unsalted butter, softened, more for greasing pans; 2/3 cup/70 grams unsweetened natural (not Dutch-processed) cocoa powder, more for pans; 3/4 cup/180 milliliters whole milk; 2 cups/200 grams cake flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons/10 grams baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon/3 grams baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon/3 grams kosher salt, more as needed; 1 3/4 cups/350 grams granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoons/10 milliliters vanilla extract; 5 large egg whites; 1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar; Large pinch kosher salt; 3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons/365 grams unsalted butter, softened; 1 vanilla bean pod, split lengthwise, seeds scraped; 1 teaspoon/5 grams coarsely ground black pepper; 1 1/2 cups/300 grams granulated sugar; 1 cup/240 milliliters heavy cream; Pinch kosher salt; 6 ounces/170 grams unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 8 tablespoons/112 grams unsalted butter, diced

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Like all the best devil’s food cakes, this six-layer beauty has a deeply fudgy flavor and a light and feathery texture. In between the tender cake layers, a bla

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Ingredients

10 tablespoons/140 grams unsalted butter, softened, more for greasing pans
2/3 cup/70 grams unsweetened natural (not Dutch-processed) cocoa powder, more for pans
3/4 cup/180 milliliters whole milk
2 cups/200 grams cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons/10 grams baking soda
1/2 teaspoon/3 grams baking powder
1/2 teaspoon/3 grams kosher salt, more as needed
1 3/4 cups/350 grams granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons/10 milliliters vanilla extract
5 large egg whites
1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
Large pinch kosher salt
3 sticks plus 2 tablespoons/365 grams unsalted butter, softened
1 vanilla bean pod, split lengthwise, seeds scraped
1 teaspoon/5 grams coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups/300 grams granulated sugar
1 cup/240 milliliters heavy cream
Pinch kosher salt
6 ounces/170 grams unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
8 tablespoons/112 grams unsalted butter, diced