🍫🥥 Here's the recipe for Chocolate & Coconut Truffle Cake — a sweet treat with soft cake layers and creamy coconut filling 😍 ⸻ 🧁 Ingredients For the cake: • 2 cups flour • 1 cup cocoa • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1½ teaspoons baking soda • 1½ cups granulated sugar • 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk + 1 teaspoon lemon juice/vinegar) • ¾ cup vegetable oil • 3 large eggs • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract For the Truffle Cream: • 200 g dark chocolate • 200 ml cream • ½ cup grated coconut • 2 tablespoons butter For the topping: • Shredded coconut • Chocolate chips or ganache (optional) ⸻ 👩‍🍳 Preparation 1️⃣ Prepare the cake 1. Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease two 22–24 cm round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. 2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla, then add the dry ingredients. 4. Mix until you have a smooth batter. 5. Pour the batter evenly into the pans and bake for 30–35 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean. 6. Let the cakes cool. ⸻ 2️⃣ Prepare the Truffle Cream 1. Heat the cream, but do not boil. 2. Add the chopped chocolate and stir until melted. 3. Add the butter and coconut, and mix until you get a smooth and thick cream. 4. Let it cool to room temperature. ⸻ 3️⃣ Assembly 1. Place the first cake layer on the plate, spread a generous amount of truffle cream on top. 2. Add the second layer and cover the top and sides with the remaining cream. 3. Garnish the top with shredded coconut and optional chocolate chips. ⸻ 💡 Tip: If you let the cake rest in the refrigerator overnight, the cream will set perfectly and the coconut flavor will be more pronounced. 🥥✨

 🍫🥥 Here's the recipe for Chocolate & Coconut Truffle Cake — a sweet treat with soft cake layers and creamy coconut filling 😍

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🧁 Ingredients

For the cake:

 •    2 cups flour

 •    1 cup cocoa

 •    2 teaspoons baking powder

 •    1½ teaspoons baking soda

 • 1½ cups granulated sugar

 •    1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk + 1 teaspoon lemon juice/vinegar)

 • ¾ cup vegetable oil

 •    3 large eggs

 •    2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the Truffle Cream:

 •    200 g dark chocolate

 •    200 ml cream

 •    ½ cup grated coconut

 •    2 tablespoons butter

For the topping:

 •    Shredded coconut

 •    Chocolate chips or ganache (optional)

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👩‍🍳 Preparation

1️⃣ Prepare the cake

 1.    Preheat the oven to 175°C. Grease two 22–24 cm round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.

 2.    In a large bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.

 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla, then add the dry ingredients.

 4.    Mix until you have a smooth batter.

 5.    Pour the batter evenly into the pans and bake for 30–35 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean.

 6. Let the cakes cool.

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2️⃣ Prepare the Truffle Cream

 1.    Heat the cream, but do not boil.

 2.    Add the chopped chocolate and stir until melted.

 3.    Add the butter and coconut, and mix until you get a smooth and thick cream.

 4. Let it cool to room temperature.

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3️⃣ Assembly

 1.    Place the first cake layer on the plate, spread a generous amount of truffle cream on top.

 2.    Add the second layer and cover the top and sides with the remaining cream.

 3.    Garnish the top with shredded coconut and optional chocolate chips.

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💡 Tip:

If you let the cake rest in the refrigerator overnight, the cream will set perfectly and the coconut flavor will be more pronounced. 🥥✨