Rich Dark Chocolate Cake
A fairly simple chocolate cake that leaves you with an incredibly moist dark chocolate infused with coffee.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
- Springform Pan
- Frosting Spatula
Ingredients
For the Cake Batter
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 14 Tbsp Flour Half a cup plus six Tbsp.
- 6 Tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- ½ Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Strong-brewed Coffee Cooled to room temperature.
- ½ Cup Buttermilk
- ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
For the Frosting
- ⅓ Cup Cocoa Powder
- ¼ Cup Melted Butter
- 1½ Cup Powdered Sugar
- 7 Tbsp Milk
- ½ Tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉. Grease or line your cake pan or springform pan with parchment paper.
- Sift the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
- Make a well in the dry mix and pour in the coffee, buttermilk, oil, egg, and vanilla. Mix well to combine; it'll be a thin-seeming batter.
- Pour the batter into your cake pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for at least 20 minutes before trying to remove it from the pan. Then, let it finish cooling on a cooling rack or counter.
- Make the frosting by beating together the cocoa powder and butter until it's smooth. Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, and most of the milk, and beat until it's a fluffy consistency. If it's too thick, add more milk a tbsp at a time.
- Frost the cake, cut a slice, and enjoy!