The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake
all-purpose flour (sifted)
260 g
granulated sugar
400 g
unsweetened cocoa powder
90 g
baking powder
4 g
baking soda
4 g
salt
3 g
milk (room temperature)
240 ml
vegetable oil
120 ml
large eggs (room temperature)
2 pcs
vanilla extract
5 ml
boiling water
240 ml
Frosting
unsalted butter (softened)
230 g
unsweetened cocoa powder
90 g
powdered sugar
480 g
milk
60 ml
vanilla extract
5 ml
Instructions
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 180°C and grease two 23 cm round cake pans.
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add wet ingredients
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Add boiling water
Carefully pour boiling water into the batter and stir until smooth. Batter will be very thin.
Bake the cakes
Divide batter evenly between the two prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool the cakes
Allow cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
Prepare chocolate frosting
In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add cocoa powder and powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Assemble and frost
Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread frosting on top. Add second layer and frost the top and sides completely.
Original recipe
Storage
Store covered in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving for best texture
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