This Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake is for the die-hard chocolate lovers of the world. Chocolate cake, fudgy brownie, another layer of chocolate cake and it’s all covered with the most delicious chocolate buttercream. Grab an icy cold glass of milk and prepare to enjoy every last bite of this chocolate nirvana.
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Friends, this Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake is not for the faint of heart. This recipe is for the die-hard chocolate lovers – hello dear mother-in-law of mine! – who can’t go a day without chocolate. It’s knock your socks off chocolate nirvana. Chocolate cake, fudgy brownie, another layer of chocolate cake and it’s all covered with the most delicious chocolate buttercream. Grab an icy cold glass of milk and prepare to enjoy every last bite.
This Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake was my contribution to the girls’ school family festival last week. If you know me at all, I’m over the top or nothing at all so when there was a request for cakes for a cake walk this was what I came up with. I’m not sure who took it home, but I can only imagine the smile on their face as they took their first bite.
You know what I love most about this Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake? It’s a combination of three of my favorite recipes. The two decadent cake layers are made up of none other than my Chocolate Pudding Fudge Cake. The brownie layered sandwiched between the cake layers is my One Bowl Chocolate Fudge Brownies recipe that’s simply baked in a 9″ round cake pan instead of the typical rectangular pan. And when left to decide what to cover all those delicious chocolatey layers with, you know that my Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting was the only choice.
When planning to make this Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake, I like to plan ahead. The day before I plan to serve it, I’ll bake the cake and brownie layers and allow them plenty of time to cool completely. Then the next day, it’s as simple as preparing the frosting and stacking the layers. Totally doable and completely worth it for the delicious end result.
Triple Layer Chocolate Brownie Cake
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Chocolate Pudding Fudge Cake
- 1 recipe One Bowl Chocolate Fudge Brownies
- 1-1/2 recipes Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- dark chocolate shavings to garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Chocolate Pudding Fudge Cake recipe as written and allow cake layers to cool completely.
- Prepare One Bowl Chocolate Fudge Brownies recipe as written, substituting a 9" round cake pan for the 9x13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until set. Allow to cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to cool completely.
- Prepare 1-1/2 recipes of Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting as written.
- Place one Chocolate Pudding Fudge Cake layer on cake stand and frost top with approximately 1/3 of Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
- Place One Bowl Chocolate Fudge Brownies layer on top of frosted cake and frost top with approximately 1/3 of Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
- Finally, place second Chocolate Pudding Fudge Cake layer on top of frosted brownie and use remaining frosting to cover the top and outside of the cake.
- Garnish top of cake with dark chocolate shavings, if desired.
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