Sourdough Chocolate Cake

homemade chocolate cake with sourdough starter

This homemade sourdough chocolate cake with sourdough starter is a perfect cake for any celebration. Pair it with any icing, but I highly recommend the light honey sweetened buttercream icing as seen in the recipe. This makes 2 8-inch round cakes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade chocolate cake with sourdough starter, sourdough chocolate cake, sourdough chocolate cake recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Resting Time 2

Total Time 2 35

Servings slices

Calories 394kcal

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients:

1 cup sourdough starter (ripe or discarded) (265g)
1 cup milk (234g)
2 cups all-purpose flour (we use einkorn flour) (240g)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (288g)
1 cup butter, melted and cooled (224g)
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa or cacao

Honey Sweetened Butter Cream Icing:

1 cup butter, room temperature (224g)
1/2 cup water, room temperature (110g)
1/4 cup honey (or to taste) (84g)
1 tsp gelatin (we use grass-fed)

Instructions

Cake Instructions

Combine the sourdough starter, milk, and flour in a large mixing bowl. Cover and let rest at room temp for 2 to 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350°F, grease and flour 2 8-inch round pans or 1 9x13” pan.
In a separate bowl, combine sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, baking soda, and cocoa. The mix will be grainy.
Add eggs one at a time to sugar/butter mix.
Combine chocolate and flour mix, gently stirring until smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Let cakes cool before removing from the pan, apply icing as desired.

Icing

Gently heat water just enough to dissolve gelatin. Stir well, remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
Beat butter until creamy and smooth, and then add honey. Slowly add water/gelatin mix and beat until light and fluffy.
Note: You will need to scrape down the sides often, and I have found that if I turn up the mixer to high and shield the edges with a towel (to avoid splashing) it takes about 5 minutes to incorporate the water. Keep at room temperature to pipe. This icing pipes really well!

Notes

This sourdough chocolate cake is delicious with a light honey sweetened buttercream icing, but you can pair it with any icing you’d like!

Yields: 2 8-inch round cakes

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