The Best Moist chocolate cake
This cake is moist, decadent, fudgy and ever so chocolaty! You will love it because it is so easy to toss together. It also yields the best cake paired with the best frosting. Enjoy! thank you my dear aunt Muna for this delicious recipe!
Equipment
- See note
Ingredients
dry ingredients
- 1 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa see note
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Wet ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup Strong coffee warm (see note)
- 1 cup buttermilk see note
- 1/2 cup unflavored baking oil (canola, mazola etc.)
- 1 tsp vanilla
For the frosting:
- 1 and 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 cup nutella optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F of 175°C and prep two 8 inch pans (see note.). Make sure to butter them and then put some flour. (as shown in the video)
- In a bowl sift in the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add in your sugar and stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a larger bowl, combine your butter milk, eggs, oil and vanilla. Then, while stiring, pour in your coffee.
- Add in your dry ingredient pile bit by bit until fully combined.
- Seperate evenly into your pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Frosting:While the cakes cool down, whip your whipped cream until stiff peaks or until it is a thick frosting consisitency. Whip in your corn starch and your cocoa powder then stir in your nutella.
- Fully cool the cakes then decorate.
- To decorate: Set one cake down and add a layer of frosting. Set the other cake on top and fully cover the cake. Add topings as desired and create any designs with the frosting as desired. Chill for a few hours before cutting into it.
Video
Notes
Pans: You can also use two 9in pans or even just one 9in pan.
Bundt Cake: You can make this into a bundt cake, just bake it for 40 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean
Frosting: Any frosting you like can be used.
Buttermilk: Homemade buttermilk. For every 1 cup whole milk use 2 tbsp of vinegar
Nutella: Optional.
Cocoa: Dutch processed cocoa is recommended, however natural works just as well.
It is normal for the batter to be runny.
Chocolate chips: If you would like to add some chocolate chips just add them into your dry ingredients.
Enjoy,
Numnum xx