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Best Chocolate Cake

Are you looking for the best chocolate cake ever? You’re in luck because this chocolate cake recipe is perfectly rich, moist, and delicious!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Cooling Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 244 kcal
Course: Cake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
  • 1 cup hot espresso brewed black coffee, or water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease two 9x2-inch round cake pans with butter and flour or cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper. For best results, use bake-even strips.In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Beat in eggs, buttermilk, espresso, oil, and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, the batter is going to be very thin.
  3. Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared 9-inch pans.
  4. Bake the cakes for 40 to 45 minutes until a toothpick comes clean from the center.
  5. While the cakes are baking, begin preparing your frosting since it will also need to cool for 1 hour.
  6. Cool the cakes in pans for at least 10 minutes and loosen from the sides of the pans before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
  7. After the cakes have cool and the frosting has been prepared according to the recipe directions, place one of the cake layers on a cake stand or serving plate.
  8.  Pipe or spread a thick layer of the frosting all over the top of the layer to create the filling layer.
  9. Top with the other cake layer and give it a crumb coat and chill for 30 minutes before adding the final coating of frosting.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 244kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Cholesterol 35mg (12%) Sodium 293mg (12%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 26g (52%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16slices

Amount Per Serving

Calories 244

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 244kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 39g 13%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Cholesterol 35mg 12%
Sodium 293mg 12%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 26g 52%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.