Death by Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Death by Chocolate Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups white granulated sugar; 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cup Dutch processed cocoa powder; 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 1 ½ tsp baking soda; ¾ tsp salt; 2 large eggs (room temperature); 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature); ½ cup oil (vegetable, canola, or your choice); 2 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 cup strong hot coffee (or mix 1 cup hot water + 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder)

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Get your glass of milk ready for this deliciously rich chocolate cake!

Sweet Baker @ baketocelebrate.com

Death by Chocolate Cake Recipe

Always a hit with everyone, this chocolate cake is rich and moist. You can't just eat one bite!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings: 12

Course: Dessert

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

2 cups white granulated sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup Dutch processed cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
¾ tsp salt
2 large eggs room temperature
1 cup buttermilk room temperature
½ cup oil vegetable, canola, or your choice
2 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup strong hot coffee or mix 1 cup hot water + 1 Tbsp instant espresso powder

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8 inch or 9 inch cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
With mixer on low speed, beat in eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla, until just combined.
Stir in coffee (mixture will be thin).
Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes, then rotate pans.
Bake 15 more minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Cool cakes in pans on wire rack 10 minutes.
Remove cakes from pans and cool on rack completely.
Frost cooled cakes with your choice of frosting/buttercream. (I like to use chocolate ganache)
ENJOY!

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