Chocolate Snack Cake with Orange Buttercream
This Chocolate Snack Cake with Orange Buttercream is decadent and rich with a smooth and creamy orange buttercream that's to die for! It's a moist, fluffy, refreshing cake that's sure to tickle your taste buds!
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 653kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot brewed coffee
Orange Buttercream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tsp. freshly grated orange zest
- 4-4 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- ¼ tsp. salt
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk, vegetable oil and vanilla.
- Slowly add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients just until incorporated, then slowly mix in the hot coffee until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack before frosting.
Orange Buttercream
- In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter and orange zest on medium speed for 2 minutes. Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add the confectioners' sugar and salt.
- Add the orange juice and milk and continue to beat on high speed for two minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add more milk, if needed, to get to good spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake.
Notes
- If you don’t have buttermilk, you can make it at home from scratch. Just combine 1/2 cup milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Whisk it together and then let it stand for five minutes before using it in your recipe.
- If you have any extra orange buttercream, it will keep in the fridge for one week in an airtight container or in the freezer for up to three months.
Nutrition
Calories: 653kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 82g | Vitamin A: 696IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg