Decadent Chocolate Cake
A super chocolaty cake with a chocolate buttercream frosting.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2-3 TBS of milk or cream
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
- Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
- Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined.
- Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
- Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
Frosting
- Let your cream cheese and butter soften on the counter then add to your mixer and cream together.
- Stir the cocoa into 1 cup of the confectioner's sugar and slowly add to the cream cheese mixture.
- Slowly add the remaining sugar while your mixer is on a low setting.
- Stir in milk as needed until a easily-spreadable consistency is reached.
- Frost around the side of the cake and carefully pull the paper from beneath the cake when finished.