Triple Chocolate Layer Cake

Decadent layers of moist dark chocolate cake with rich ganache frosting — the ultimate celebration cake. Three kinds of chocolate make this the most impressive dessert you will ever serve.

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Prep

20 min

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Cook

35 min

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Servings

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Calories

520 kcal

Ingredients

250g all-purpose flour
80g unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup strong black coffee (cooled)
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
300g dark chocolate (for ganache)
300ml heavy cream (for ganache)
100g milk chocolate chips (for filling)

Instructions

Preheat oven

Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and line three 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.

Mix dry ingredients

Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.

Mix wet ingredients

In another bowl whisk eggs, buttermilk, cooled coffee, oil, and vanilla until combined.

Combine and bake

Fold wet into dry until just smooth. Divide evenly among pans. Bake 30–35 min until a skewer comes out clean. Cool completely.

Make ganache

Heat cream until steaming, pour over chopped dark chocolate. Let sit 2 minutes, then stir until silky. Cool until spreadable.

Assemble and frost

Layer cakes with ganache between each tier. Coat outside with remaining ganache. Decorate with milk chocolate chips.

💡 Chef Lisa's Tip

The coffee is the secret — it deepens the chocolate flavour without making the cake taste like coffee. Do not skip it even if you are not a coffee drinker.

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