Easy Chocolate Cake
This easy chocolate cake baked in a 9 x 13 pan is rich, moist and made from scratch with cocoa powder and hot coffee. A classic dessert for any occasion.
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 325kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee or boiling water
- easy chocolate frosting
Greasing the Pan
- 1 tablespoon butter for buttering the pan
- 1 tablespoons all purpose flour to flour the pan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Butter and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and fine salt until well combined.
- Add buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla to the dry ingredients. Mix with an electric mixer on low just until combined. Raise to medium until smooth and well blended.
- Pour in the hot coffee while mixing. The batter will be thin.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool fully in the pan.
- Spread with easy chocolate frosting.
Notes
- Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Refrigerate for up to 5 days for longer storage.
- This cake freezes well. Wrap individual slices or the whole cake tightly and freeze for up to 3 months.
- Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners.
- Prepare the batter as directed for the 9 x 13 cake.
- Fill each liner about 2/3 full to allow room to rise.
- Bake until the tops spring back lightly when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the pan and cool completely before frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 426mg | Potassium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 107IU | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg
