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Chocolate Cake (12 servings)

Rich cocoa cake blends with boiling water, bakes until set, and is finished with chocolate buttercream.

$0.38per serving $
40 minstart to table
12servings

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp instant espresso powder
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/3 cups cocoa powder
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. Whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder, then beat in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla.
  3. Stir in the boiling water, divide the thin batter between the pans, and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until the cakes are set.
  4. Cool the cakes in the pans for 5 minutes, then cool them completely on racks while beating the butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Spread the frosting between the cooled layers and over the top and sides.

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