New York Extreme Chocolate Walnut Cake

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    30 mins

  • Decorating Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    1051 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

New York Extreme Chocolate Walnut Cake

When you want the very best New York Extreme Chocolate Walnut Cake, this is the recipe you need. This cake is rich and moist and has the most amazing chocolate flavor. This cake has vanilla frosting between the layers and then topped with chocolate frosting and chocolate ganache. When you need to satisfy the chocolate craving, you need to make this chocolate fudge cake. 

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Ingredients

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Chocolate Cake Ingredients

  • 4 C flour
  • 1/2 C cocoa powder
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 4 C water
  • 4 C sugar
  • 10 oz dark chocolate chopped
  • 12 tbsp butter unsalted
  • 4 tbsp canola oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 4 egg large
  • 2 C walnuts chopped

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 C butter softened, unsalted
  • 3 C powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 4-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • Chocolate Frosting ingredients
  • 1 1/2 C butter softened, unsalted, sweet cream
  • 1 - 8 oz cream cheese soften
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder Hershey special
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 7 C powdered sugar
  • 1/4 C heavy whipping cream

Chocolate walnut mix ingredients

  • 2 C walnuts chopped
  • 1 ½ C mini chocolate chips

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients:

  • 1 C semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 C heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Chocolate Cake Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 and using pam baking spray, spray 3 9inch round cake pans
  2. Using a medium whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
  3. Using a medium saucepan over medium to high heat, combine the water and sugar.
  4. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved. About 1 minute
  5. Remove from heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter until melted
  6. Whisk in the canola oil and vanilla extract
  7. Quicky whisk in the eggs to avoid them cooking into the chocolate mixture.
  8. Gradually whisk in the dry ingredients until combined
  9. Fold in the chopped walnuts
  10. Divide the batter between the three round cake pans
  11. Bake cakes for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

Vanilla Frosting Directions

  1. Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients until combined and smooth

Building the cake directions

  1. Remove the cakes from the pans
  2. Cut the domes off the tops of the cakes
  3. Place the first cake layer down onto a cake board
  4. Scoop 1 C of the vanilla frosting onto the top of the cake layer and smooth evenly
  5. Place the second cake layer on top
  6. Scoop remaining vanilla frosting on top of the second layer and smooth evenly
  7. Place the third cake layer on top of the frosting

Frosting Directions

  1. Using the standing mixer again, beat the cream cheese and butter until combined and smooth
  2. Gradually mix in the cocoa powder, vanilla and salt
  3. Very slowly, beat in the powder sugar until combined
  4. Whisk in the heavy whipping cream until the ice cream is smooth and fluffy

Nutrition Information

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Calories 1051kcal (53%) Carbohydrates 241g (80%) Protein 18g (36%) Fat 119g (183%) Saturated Fat 57g (285%) Polyunsaturated Fat 23g (135%) Monounsaturated Fat 29g (145%) Trans Fat 2g (100%) Cholesterol 237mg (79%) Sodium 874mg (36%) Potassium 724mg (15%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 192g (384%) Vitamin A 2246IU (45%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 204mg (20%) Iron 8mg (44%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 1051 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 1051kcal 53%
Carbohydrates 241g 80%
Protein 18g 36%
Fat 119g 183%
Saturated Fat 57g 285%
Polyunsaturated Fat 23g 135%
Monounsaturated Fat 29g 145%
Trans Fat 2g 100%
Cholesterol 237mg 79%
Sodium 874mg 36%
Potassium 724mg 15%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 192g 384%
Vitamin A 2246IU 45%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 204mg 20%
Iron 8mg 44%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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