Description
This Traditional Chocolate Cake Recipe creates a rich, moist, and deeply chocolatey dessert made with simple pantry ingredients and a creamy homemade chocolate buttercream frosting. Perfect for birthdays, celebrations, or cozy family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (240ml) whole milk
- ½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup (240ml) hot coffee
- 1 cup (230g) unsalted butter
- 3 ½ cups (440g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (50g) cocoa powder
- 3–4 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and prepare two 9-inch cake pans.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Slowly pour in hot coffee and mix gently.
- Divide batter into pans and bake 30–35 minutes.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Beat butter until creamy, add powdered sugar and cocoa.
- Add vanilla and cream until smooth.
- Frost cake layers and serve.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients for best texture. Do not overmix the batter. Store cake in an airtight container for up to 3 days or refrigerate if warm. Freeze unfrosted layers for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 40g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 75mg