Homemade Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Homemade Chocolate Cake Recipe
Description
This chocolate cake recipe starts by mixing dry ingredients including flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Wet ingredients such as eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and vegetable oil are added, followed by hot water to create a thin batter that bakes into a tender crumb. The cake is baked in a 13x9-inch pan until set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, then cooled completely.
The accompanying chocolate buttercream frosting is made by creaming softened butter with powdered sugar and cocoa powder, then blending in milk and vanilla until creamy. This frosting is spread over the cooled cake for a rich, chocolate finish.
The cake keeps well at room temperature for up to three days, maintaining its soft texture and flavorful frosting.
A note on homemade buttermilk: it can be easily created by adding one tablespoon of white vinegar to a cup of regular milk and letting it sit for five minutes before using, as a substitute when buttermilk is not available.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk *see notes
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water hot
Chocolate Buttercream Icing:
- 1/2 cup butter softened, unsalted, 1 stick
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix well.
- Add in vanilla, eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil mixing until smooth. Pour in hot water and mix well. Batter will be very thin.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 32-36 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- While cake is cooling, prepare frosting. Combine softened butter, powedered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and milk in a large bowl and beat over medium speed with an electric mixer until frosting is nice and creamy. Add more milk or powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread frosting evenly over top of the completely cooled cake. Slice and enjoy! Cake can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Homemade buttermilk can be made by adding 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of milk, stirring, and letting it sit for 5 minutes before use.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 445 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 445kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 84g | 28% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 317mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 173mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 64g | 128% |
| Vitamin A | 317IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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