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The Perfect Chocolate Cake

This rich and decadent chocolate cake has been around for decades and is always a crowd-pleaser! Perfectly moist, rich, and flavorful.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword The Perfect Chocolate Cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Author Amanda Rettke

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups (210g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup (90g) good unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup (240g) buttermilk (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup (112g) vegetable oil
  • 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (237g) freshly brewed hot coffee (I use decaf)

Instructions

  1. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl and mix until combined.
  2. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla.

  3. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into two 8-inch round prepared pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 350°F, until a cake tester or toothpick comes out mostly clean (not wet).

  4. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.