How to Make a Chocolate Kit Kat Cake

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350 °F (177 °C).

    
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   Step 2: Line two 8-by-12 inch (30.5 cm) pans.

   Wipe a thin layer of shortening onto two 8-by-2-inch round cake pans and dust the pans with flour, tapping out any excess. or you can line a wax paper for each pan. , Using an electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and kosher salt into a bowl, mixing thoroughly on low for about 1-2 minutes or until incorporated. ,  Add the buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and cooled coffee.  Bump speed up to medium and mix for two minutes or until mixture is smooth.  ,,, Once the cakes have been cooked, cool them in the oven first by turning off the oven and letting them sit for ten minutes.
   
   After ten minutes of cooling in the oven, invert pans onto a cooling rack and remove cake from the pans. Cool on the racks completely before frosting the cake ,,, Flip the first cake gently onto a clean plate and spread about 1/3 of the frosting on the top, then stack the second cake on top of the cake you just frosted.  , This doesn't have to be perfect, as you will be sticking Kit Kat Bars to the sides.  Frost the top of the cake, making nice swirls to cover the entire cake. ,, Repeat this all the way around the cake. ,,,
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   Step 3: Combine the dry ingredients.

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   Step 4: Crack the two eggs into a bowl

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   Step 5: and gradually add them to the dry ingredients on low.

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   Step 6: Divide the cake mixture and pour the contents into your two pans prepared earlier. 

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   Step 7: Bake for 35 minutes

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   Step 8: or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. 

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   Step 9: Once baked

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    Step 10: Let them cool.

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    Step 11: Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave at 30 second intervals or until melted and then set aside to cool.

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    Step 12: In a mixer

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    Step 13: place butter

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    Step 14: vanilla

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    Step 15: confectioners sugar

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    Step 16: coffee granules

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    Step 17: and the melted chocolate and mix until light and fluffy.

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    Step 18: Spread the Frosting.

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    Step 19: Spread the remaining frosting over the cake starting with the sides.

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    Step 20: Open and separate 8 packages of Kit Kat bars.

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    Step 21: Begin standing them on their side and pressing them lightly into the side of the cake.

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    Step 22: Place the cake in your refrigerator for 60 minutes to firm up the frosting.

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    Step 23: Finish up by adding some M&Ms or Chocolate Coins.

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    Step 24: Finished.

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