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Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

Aug 16, 2021 4 Comments

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars are Moist and Soft Bars. These are easy to make and tastes delicious.
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Moist, rich, soft, and decadent, Chocolate Buttermilk Bars is the most delicious cake with a rich and creamy frosting on top. Buttermilk, Cocoa Powder and Brown Sugar make for a moist and delicious Chocolate Buttermilk Cake.

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

This Moist and Buttery Chocolate Buttermilk Cake is easily one of the best desserts ever! It's just like our Southern Favoruite Texas Sheet Cake. Crackle top cake topped with a rich and creamy whipped cream and the cocoa frosting is something that every Chocolate lover is going to love for sure!

💬The inspiration to make a Buttermilk Cake

Buttermilk is the best thing about these Chocolate Bars. Buttermilk has a strong milky taste to it and hence it makes this cake super moist and creamy. Buttermilk has been used for ages for baking cakes.

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

It was only on my recent encounter with my Grandmas's dairy, which I found while cleaning my closet. I have this one box which I never opened.

I got it long back from home and it was tucked away in a corner in my closet. Yesterday, while cleaning my closet, this old box caught my attention.

It's one of that old trunk-like boxes.

I opened it and I found many of my old books, diaries, my favorite clothes and amongst all of them was a diary which was of my Grandma's.

Glancing at her writing after so many years, got me welled up. However, flipping through pages, I saw how she had written about monthly grocery lists, lists of bills she needed to pay, and then there was this one recipe of Chocolate Buttermilk Cake!

I read the recipe and thought it was so simple and yet I just had to make it, to relive the taste of that cake, to relive the memories of my Grandma and to enjoy it all with my family and tell them all about her, again!

Yes! I talk about her and how she's my inspiration for cooking almost ALWAYS 😅

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  • 💬The inspiration to make a Buttermilk Cake
  • 🥘 Ingredients needed to make
  • 👩‍🍳 Instructions
  • HOW TO DIY Buttermilk at Home?
  • How to store these Chocolate Buttermilk Squares
  • Top tips
  • Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

🥘 Ingredients needed to make

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars ingredients
  • Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Cocoa Powder (dark unsweetened)
  • Brown Sugar
  • Pure Vanilla Extract
  • Melted Butter
  • Buttermilk

See recipe card for quantities. Also, watch the video for a quick visual.

👩‍🍳 Instructions

STEP 1: COMBINE ALL THE INGREDIENTS

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl
  • Fold until combined and creamy
  • Transfer this to a lined square baking dish
Chocolate Buttermilk Bars batter

STEP 2: BAKE

  • Bake @350F for 20-25 min
  • After the cake gets baked, allow it to cool down for 10 minutes to room temp.

STEP 3: MAKE FROSTING

  • Combine Heavy Cream and Cocoa Powder in a bowl using a stand mixer or hand held mixer
  • Beat until the mixture gets thick, creamy and rich

STEP 4: DO THE FROSTING AND SERVE

  • Slather the frosting over the baked cake
  • Dust Cocoa Powder and Non-Parelis over it
  • Cut into slices and serve.

Remember that if your cake has not been baked, then you need to bake for a few more minutes.

Hint: Allow the cake to cool down completely before you do the frosting, or else the frosting will melt over the hot cake.

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

HOW TO DIY Buttermilk at Home?

If you do not have Buttermilk at home, then you can make it.

Add 2-3 tablespoon of White Vinegar or Lemon Juice in a Cup

Now, fill it with Milk until you fill the cup

Stir and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before you use it.

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  • Southern Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Sweet Corn Casserole {5-ingredient} with Jiffy Mix in the Crockpot
  • Summer Blackberry Cornbread

How to store these Chocolate Buttermilk Squares

Refrigerate: You can store the leftovers in the refrigerator for up to a week. You might want to just let it sit out on the counter for 10-15 minutes before you serve it.

Freeze: You can store the leftovers in the freezer. Place them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Wrap with Plastic wrap and then again with foil and then freeze this. You can freeze this for up to 3 months.

Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before you serve this.

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

Top tips

Chocolate Chips - Make these extra chocolaty, by including Chocolate Chips in the buttermilk and cocoa powder batter

Nuts - You can add chopped nuts in the cake batter or top over the frosting for decoration and a wonderful nutty taste. You can use Chopped Almonds or Pecan Nuts

Frosting - You can make a Buttercream Frosting with softened Butter, Granulated Sugar, and Cocoa Powder. You can also make a Cream Cheese Frosting with Cream Cheese, Granulated Sugar, and Cocoa Powder.

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

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  • No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars (Gluten-Free) | (No Condensed Milk)
  • White Chocolate Matcha Ice Cream | Vegan Ice Cream Recipe (3 ingredients)!
  • Mexican Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
  • Healthy Zucchini Muffins with Chocolate Chips
  • Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes with Chocolate Ganache
  • Chocolate Cinnamon French Toast
  • Chocolate Coconut Bars

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars

Chocolate Buttermilk Bars are Moist and Soft Bars. These are easy to make and tastes delicious.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
10 MIN: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
Servings: 9 BARS
Calories: 399kcal
Author: Surup

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 CUP AP Flour can replace with Oats flour for GF Version
  • ½ CUP Dark Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder can use GF
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda can use GF
  • ⅛ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar packed
  • 1 stick Melted Unsalted Butter at room temp.

for the frosting

  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 tablespoon Cocoa Powder more to dust on top
  • ½ cup Granulated Sugar
  • Non-Parelis for decoration (optional)
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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and line a Baking dish with Parchment Paper.
    Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Fold until combined. Transfer to a lined baking dish and bake @350F for 20-25 minutes.
  • To make the frosting, beat Heavy Cream with Granulated Sugar and Cocoa Powder. Beat using a handheld mixer, until you get stiff peaks. Frost over the cake using an offset spatula.
  • Decorate by dusting some more Cocoa Powder on top and some non-pareils. Cut into squares and serve

Video

Notes

FOR VEGAN VERSION

Just replace whole milk with Almond Milk. Just add 1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 cup of Almond Milk, stir and let it cuddle to make Vegan Buttermilk. 
Also, use Vegan butter. All other baking instructions will remain the same. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Buttermilk Bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 399 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 6g
Cholesterol 66mg22%
Sodium 276mg12%
Potassium 197mg6%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 36g40%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 746IU15%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 107mg11%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Lisa says

    October 26, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious. Dense but light. My new favorite dessert. It was a huge hit. I didn’t have a mixer for the frosting, so I added confectioner sugar and peanut butter and it thickened up.

    Reply
    • Anjali says

      October 26, 2021 at 4:01 pm

      so glad you liked this recipe!!!

      Reply
  2. Tibs says

    January 01, 2022 at 3:09 pm

    So what size baking pan? All this stuff to wade thru and no pan size!

    Reply
    • Anjali says

      January 01, 2022 at 4:35 pm

      You can use a square baking dish or even a sheet pan. I have used a 9x9 inches baking dish for this recipe!

      Reply

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