Chocolate Blackberry Layer Cake 🍰🍇🍫
Ingredients:
For the Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder
2¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
½ cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup hot water
For Blackberry Filling:
3 cups blackberries
¼ cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
For Blackberry Buttercream:
5 egg whites
1¼ cups sugar
1½ cups unsalted butter
3 tbsp blackberry jam
For Ganache:
2 oz dark chocolate
2 oz heavy cream
Instructions:
Cook blackberries, sugar, and lemon juice until reduced. Strain and cool.
Mix cake batter and bake in 3 pans at 325°F for 30 mins. Cool completely.
Beat buttercream with cooked egg whites and sugar until fluffy. Fold in jam.
Assemble layers with frosting and compote.
Pour ganache over top. Decorate with fresh blackberries.