Blueberry Chocolate Cake
"Frosting with blueberry syrup and a good amount of Rum into a smooth mixture of cream cheese and butter. For the cake, I would recommend to use cake flour instead of all-purpose flour for a light and airy structure, which goes great with the homemade frosting."
Notes*The frosting recipe is adapted from Food.com
Yields1 6-inch square cake
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 3 ounces unsalted butter, diced
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup cake flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 ounces cream cheese
- 1 ounce unsalted butter, softened
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Mix milk, butter, chocolate chips and sugar in a large bowl. Microwave for 0.5-1 minute until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved well.
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Add egg, cake flour, baking soda, and cocoa powder to the chocolate mixture. Stir vigorously until smooth.
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Prepare your cake pans. Divide cake mixture evenly into 3 6?x6?x2? prepared square cake pans.
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Bake for 9-10 minutes. Let the cake cool.
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While the cake is in the oven, make the frosting. Mix softened butter, cream cheese, blueberry syrup and Rum until smooth. Add powdered sugar and stir until creamy.