The Very Best Chocolate Cake

By mamacasma

Ingredients

• 1 stick (1⁄2 cup) unsalted butter
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup oil
• 2 cups each all-purpose flour and sugar
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄2 tsp. baking soda
• 1⁄4 tsp. salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Coat two 8 x 2-in. round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray, line bottoms with wax paper and spray the paper.

2. Heat butter, water and oil in small saucepan just until butter is melted; remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.

3. Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl with whisk. Whisk milk, eggs and vanilla into butter mixture.

4. Add liquid to flour mixture all at once; whisk to blend. Divide batter between prepared pans.

5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Run small knife or spatula around edge of cakes to release. Invert cakes onto wire rack, remove wax paper and cool completely.