Black Tea Chocolate Cake with Warm Chocolate Frosting Recipe – Craving something chocolatey, decadent and easy to make? You will love this absolutely perfect black tea chocolate cake with an easy warm chocolate frosting poured over!

Black Tea Chocolate Cake with Warm Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

Black tea chocolate cake

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup milk, room temperature
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup black tea, room temperature

Warm chocolate frosting

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• sprinkles

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line a 13X9″ baking pan with parchment paper leaving about 1 inch paper hanging on the sides. Set aside
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Stir in the eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract. Beat until just combined.
4. Stir in the black tea. Batter will be thin.
5. Pour into the prepared pan.
6. Bake for about 37 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Remove the pan from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.

Frosting

1. In a medium size saucepan, add the milk and butter. Cook over medium flame until the butter has melted.
2. Stir in the cocoa powder. Cook for an additional 1 minute.
3. Remove from the heat and quickly stir in the powdered sugar.
4. Pour the frosting over the cake.
5. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before cutting into pieces.

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