Ingredients

– all-purpose flour – cocoa powder – salt – baking powder – baking soda – eggs – vanilla extract – vegetable oil – sourdough discard starter – granulated sugar – soft brown sugar – milk – hot strong coffee – all-purpose flour – cocoa powder – salt – baking powder – baking soda – eggs – vanilla extract – vegetable oil – sourdough discard starter – granulated sugar – soft brown sugar – milk – hot strong coffee Recipe

This cake is the perfect way to use your sourdough discard starter.

This cake is the perfect way to use your sourdough discard starter.

The Best Sourdough Chocolate Cake

The Best Sourdough Chocolate Cake

The acidity in the starter adds to the tender crumb of this cake and helps it rise. It reacts with the baking soda to give it a fluffy yet still moist texture.

The acidity in the starter adds to the tender crumb of this cake and helps it rise. It reacts with the baking soda to give it a fluffy yet still moist texture.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Whisk together the sourdough starter, eggs, vanilla, oil, milk, and sugars.

Whisk together the sourdough starter, eggs, vanilla, oil, milk, and sugars.

In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and powder.

In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and powder.

Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and fold gently for a minute before pouring over the hot coffee.

Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture and fold gently for a minute before pouring over the hot coffee.

1. Pour into the prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cakes comes out clean.

1. Pour into the prepared cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cakes comes out clean.

Once baked, sandwich together with chocolate buttercream

Once baked, sandwich together with chocolate buttercream

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