The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe {Ever}

Name: The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe {Ever}
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup All-Purpose Flour (2 cups all-purpose flour (spoon + level)); 2 cup Granulated Sugar (2 cups sugar); ¾ cup Cocoa Powder (3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder); 2 tsp Baking Powder (2 teaspoons baking powder); 1 ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda); 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt); 1 tsp Espresso Powder (1 teaspoon espresso powder (homemade or store-bought)); 1 cup Coconut Milk (1 cup milk (or buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk)); ½ cup Vegetable Oil (1/2 cup vegetable oil (or canola oil, or melted coconut oil)); 2 pieces Egg (2 large eggs); 2 tsp Vanilla (2 teaspoons vanilla extract); 1 cup Water (1 cup boiling water); 0 pieces Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe)

The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe {Ever} - Dessert (American)

45 minAmerican

Servings24

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray, buttering and lightly flouring, or brushing them with homemade chocolate pan release.
2For the chocolate cake:
3Add 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.
4Add 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 until well combined.
5Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean.
6Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
7Frost the cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.