Photo: Kim and Jake's CakesThere is a song called "Daylight" by a band called Matt & Kim. I like this song. And I liked it even more when I learned that the Matt and Kim in question went to the same college as me, Pratt Institute.
But then I learned that they were several years younger than me and were kind of big deals in the music world, and then I kind of stopped liking them so much. In fact, my eyes kind of narrowed every time that song came on the radio. Stupid-younger-than-me-overachievers.
So now I turn to another duo, Kim and Jake, who run Kim & Jake's Cakes. Ahh, that's better. And they've offered up a recipe to share, for this delectable Chocolate Paprika Cake! An unexpected but delicious fall treat. Lucky us. Here's the recipe.
Image: Kim and Jake's CakesChocolate Paprika Cake
Ingredients For the Cake:
- 6 eggs
- 3 cups sugar
- 1.5 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup dark cocoa
- 3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tsp Urfa chilies
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups flour
- 2 ¾ cups strong brewed coffee
Baking Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- Line two 8 inch pans with oil and flour or spray down with Baker’s Joy
- Combine all ingredients except for flour and coffee into a six qt. mixer bowl. Using the whisk attachment put on speed 2 and mix until the batter is shiny and everything is incorporated. Alternately add flour and coffee a cup at a time starting with the flour. When everything has been added, scrape down sides of bowl and mix on speed 3 for one minute.
- Pour contents into prepared pans and bake for 55 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool.
Ingredients For the Icing:
- 2 lbs butter (room temp)
- 4 lbs powdered sugar
- 1 Table spoon milk
- 1 table spoon vanilla
- ½ tsp each: sweet paprika, salt, black pepper
To make the icing: Whip butter on high for 5 minutes. Scrape sides and repeat. Add powdered sugar a cup at a time with mixer on speed 1. Add milk, vanilla, and spices. Whip on speed 3 to incorporate everything fully. To assemble Cake: Level the tops of the layers, Apply a thin layer of icing to the top of one layer and set the remaining layer on top of it. With a spatula use the rest of the icing to evenly cover the cake. Serves 12.