Description
This Ultimate Easy Chocolate Cake recipe is rich, moist, and made with cocoa powder, buttermilk, and oil for the perfect tender crumb. A quick and reliable chocolate cake recipe for birthdays, holidays, or everyday cravings. Keywords: easy chocolate cake, moist chocolate cake, homemade chocolate cake.
Ingredients
1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup hot water or hot coffee
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Add wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined.
5. Slowly pour in the hot water or coffee while whisking until batter is smooth and thin.
6. Divide the batter evenly into the prepared pans.
7. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
8. Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
9. Frost with your favorite chocolate buttercream or ganache.
10. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Use hot coffee instead of water for a richer chocolate flavor.
Don’t overmix the batter to keep the cake light and fluffy.
Make sure cakes are fully cooled before frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg