Description
Rich, moist, and deeply chocolatey, this cake lives up to its name as The BEST Chocolate Cake. Topped with silky chocolate frosting, it’s a showstopping dessert perfect for any celebration.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 cups
- Granulated Sugar: 2 cups
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: ¾ cup
- Baking Powder: 2 teaspoons
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Eggs: 2 large
- Milk: 1 cup
- Vegetable Oil: ½ cup
- Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- Hot Brewed Coffee: 1 cup
- Butter: 1 cup (2 sticks), softened (for frosting)
- Powdered Sugar: 4 cups (for frosting)
- Cocoa Powder: ½ cup (for frosting)
- Heavy Cream: 4–6 tablespoons (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and line two 9-inch cake pans.
- Combine Ingredients: Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Stir wet into dry. Add hot coffee and mix until smooth.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Divide batter into pans.
- Assemble the Dish: Bake 30–35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cook to Perfection: Cool cakes 10 minutes in pans, then transfer to racks.
- Finishing Touches: For frosting, beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and cream. Beat until fluffy. Frost cooled cakes.
- Serve and Enjoy: Slice and enjoy with milk, coffee, or ice cream.
Notes
- Use high-quality cocoa powder for deeper flavor.
- Add espresso powder for extra chocolate depth.
- Freeze cake layers before frosting for fewer crumbs.
- Frost only cooled cakes to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 44g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg