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Chocolate Cake
A decadent and moist Chocolate Cake recipe with the easiest fluffy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. Homemade chocolate cake makes for a stunning birthday cake.
👥 14 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 35 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
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How to Make Chocolate Cake:
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Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Butter two 9" cake pans and line the bottoms with a ring of parchment paper.
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In a large bowl whisk together your dry ingredients: 3 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 2 cups sugar, 2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt until there are no more cocoa lumps (a few tiny lumps are ok; it also helps to sift the cocoa before using it).
baking soda2 tspsalt1 tsptsp salt1/2
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In a separate bowl, mix together your wet ingredients: 2 cups warm coffee, 2 Tbsp vinegar, 1 Tbsp vanilla extract and 2/3 cup olive oil.
warm coffee ((not hot), or use decaf)2 cupsvanilla extract2 tsp
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Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until they come together. Your batter will still be slightly lumpy. Divide equally between prepared cake pans (a kitchen scale helps for even portioning), and bake in a preheated oven at 350˚F for ⏱️ 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in the pan ⏱️ 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
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How to Make the Chocolate Frosting:
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In the bowl of an electric mixer using paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer with a large bowl), beat together 12 oz cream cheese with 1 cup butter on medium/high speed until creamy (⏱️ 3 min), scraping down the bowl as needed.
cream cheese (room temperature)12 oz
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Sift in 5 cups powdered sugar with 1 cup cocoa powder, sifting in batches as needed to ensure there are no lumps. Then add 1/2 tsp salt. Mix on low speed until well combined. Thoroughly scrape down the bowl, then increase to medium/high speed and beat until smooth and whipped (⏱️ 1 min).
powdered sugar5 cupssalt1 tsptsp salt1/2
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Add 2 tsp vanilla and beat on medium/high until smooth (⏱️ 1 min). Now it's ready to be spread or piped onto the cooled cake layers.
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How to Frost Chocolate Cake
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Set a cake layer onto a serving platter. Apply frosting over the first layer, then cover with the second layer, placing it top-side-down for an even top. Frost the top and sides of the cake. Enjoy or store it for later*
Nutrition Facts
calories
691 kcal
fat Content
33 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
71 g
sodium Content
513 mg
protein Content
6 g
cholesterol Content
61 mg
carbohydrate Content
98 g
saturated Fat Content
15 g
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