Most Amazing Chocolate Cake
×Category: Desserts | Type: Cake | Servings: 12 | By: Curator Mikey
By Rachel Farnsworth: Moist chocolatey perfection. This is the cake you've been dreaming of!
Ingredients
- The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake:
- All-Purpose Flour: 3 Cup
- Granulated Sugar: 3 Cup
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 1 1/2 Cup
- Baking Soda: 1 TBSP
- Baking Powder: 1 1/2 TSP
- Table Salt: 1 1/2 TSP
- Large Eggs: 4 Each
- Buttermilk: 1 1/2 Cup
- Water (Warmed): 1 1/2 Cup
- Vegetable Oil: 1/2 Cup
- Vanilla Extract: 2 TSP
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting:
- Unsalted Butter (Softened): 1 1/2 Cup
- Cream Cheese (Softened): 8 Oz
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 1 1/2 Cup
- Vanilla Extract: 3 TSP
- Powdered Sugar (As needed): 7 1/2 Cup
- Milk (As needed): 1/4 Cup
Instructions
- For the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, water, oil, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until smooth.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Add cocoa powder, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, and milk. Beat until creamy and smooth.
- Assembly:
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread frosting over the top.
- Repeat with remaining layers, then frost the top and sides of the cake.
- Decorate as desired and enjoy!