Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Chocolate Buttercream
- 2 sticks of room temperature butter
- 2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt to the bowl of a mixer.
- Combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla in a measuring cup.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Pour in the hot coffee. Beat until smooth, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Pour the batter into two prepared 9-inch pans.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pans for 30 minutes and then turn them out on a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Cream together the butter and sugar. Gradually add the cocoa powder. Really, add it slowly or you and your kitchen will be wearing it.
- Add just enough cream to get the consistency for spreading. Add the vanilla.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 775kcalCarbohydrates: 118gProtein: 8gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 812mgFiber: 3gSugar: 88g
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