Triple Layer Chocolate 1st Birthday Cake Recipes

Kids love layers of chocolate cake with lots of chocolaty frosting. Here is a soft and gooey chocolate cake recipe that will make you a favorite mommy among all the kids present at the party. This is one of my simple 1st birthday cake recipes that is perfect for every occasion.

Ingredients:

• Sugar – 1 ½ cups
• Flour – 2 cups
• Shortening – 1 cup
• Buttermilk – 1 cup
• Cocoa – 4 tablespoons
• Baking powder – 2 tablespoons
• Cooking chocolate – ½ cup
• Eggs – 2
• Mixed fruit essence or extract – ¼ teaspoon

Preparation:

• Beat the eggs and shortening for 2 minutes with the help of a blender at high speed.
• Add the sugar and beat until the sugar dissolves and you get a frothy white mixture.
• Beat in the buttermilk at medium speed.
• Add the mixed fruit essence and fold lightly.
• Mix together the flour, cocoa powder and cooking chocolate and keep aside.
• Add this mixture, one tablespoon at a time, to the egg mix in the blender at high speed.
• Beat for about 3-4 minutes. You will get a mix of dropping consistency.
• Grease two 9-inch baking pans and pour the mix equally in the two pans.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 35-40 minutes.
• The best way to check if your cake is done or not is to insert a toothpick in the center of it. If it comes out clean then your cake is done.
• Let it cool on a wire rack before taking it out of the pan.

To prepare the layers:

Ingredients:

• Melted dark and white chocolate – 2 cups
• Icing sugar – 3 cups
• Butter – 3-4 sticks
• Vanilla essence – 4 drops

To prepare:

• Melt the butter with the chocolate on a double boiler.
• Let the mix cool and add 2 cups of icing sugar and vanilla essence. Mix well.
• Spread the mix on one of the cakes and put the other cake on top of it. Press lightly.
• Use the rest of the mix to cover the cake from all sides and evenly on the top.
• Put the cake in the fridge for about an hour to let the chocolate set.
• Once the chocolate is set, dust the remaining icing sugar on the top and the sides of the cake to give it a ‘fairy tale’ look.

Tips to add to the chocolate cake recipe:

• Use a flat spatula dipped in warm water to spread the icing on the cake for even layers and smooth spreading.
• You can even put the icing in a piping bag and use it to decorate the sides of the cake.
• Use some regular grated chocolate on top of the icing for one more chocolate layer.