I love chocolate cake. It may be my all time favorite dessert, and I LOVE dessert. I made many a cake until I was happy with this recipe. It’s consistently moist and ultra chocolately (is that a word??). Anyway, it’s a great cake and the reason rarely make cake from a box anymore. It’s really not difficult at all, perhaps a little more time consuming but well worth it. Try it and see if you don’t agree.
1 cup butter, plus extra to grease the pan
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a 9×13 inch pan with butter. Combine butter, cocoa, and 1 cup water in small saucepan and stirring over medium heat, turn it off as soon as it comes to a boil. Make sure all the cocoa is dissolved. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes. Combine the flour, sugar, and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer (or large bowl if using a hand mixer).
Pour the cocoa mixture into the flour mixture, along with the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into prepared pan and bake until firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, approximately 30-40 minutes. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes before turning out of pan onto the rack. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
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