The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe (Ever)

By bakeaholic

Ingredients

• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 5 cups confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Adapted from addapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
For the cake:
Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
Frost cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting(see below)

Instructions:
1. Add cocoa to bowl of stand mixer. Whisk through to remove any lumps.
2. Cream together butter and cocoa until well-combined.
3. Add sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by add 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tbsp. of milk. After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added.
4. Add vanilla extract and combine well.
5. If frosting appears too dry, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency. If it appears too wet and does not hold its form, add more confectioner's sugar, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency.