Matilda Chocolate Cake
A towering, ultra-moist, four-layer Matilda Chocolate Cake inspired by the iconic Matilda movie scene. Deep, rich cocoa flavor, fudgy chocolate frosting, and dramatic height make it a show-stopping celebration cake.
Cost: $15
🍳 Equipment
- 4 9-inch round cake pans (Grease + parchment recommended)
- 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
- 2+ Large mixing bowls (For wet and dry ingredients)
- 1 Cooling racks (For cake layers)
- 1 Offset spatula (For frosting)
- 1 Cake turntable (Optional but helpful)
🛒 Ingredients
Cake Layers
- All-purpose flour - or cake flour for extra tender crumb
- Dutch-process cocoa powder
- Granulated sugar
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Eggs
- Whole milk - or buttermilk
- Vegetable oil - or melted butter/coconut oil
- Vanilla extract
- Hot coffee - intensifies chocolate flavor
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
- Dark chocolate - chopped
- Heavy cream - heated to simmer
- Butter - softened
- Powdered sugar
- Cocoa powder
- Vanilla extract
- pin Salt enhances flavor
📋 Instructions
- Mix the batter ingredients, combine wet + dry, add hot coffee
- Bake the cake layers and cool completely
- Prepare the chocolate ganache frosting
- Stack and fill the cake layers
- Apply crumb coat and final frosting layer
📝 Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes
🥗 Nutrition
Serving: 150g | Calories: 620kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 360mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 450IU | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 4mg