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Chocolate Cake

Rich, moist, deeply chocolatey

Prep: Cook: Serves: 12 1×

Ingredients

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  • Cake: 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, ¾ cup cocoa powder, 2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup buttermilk, 2 eggs, 1 cup hot coffee
  • Frosting: 1 cup butter, 4 cups powdered sugar, ½ cup cocoa, ¼ cup heavy cream, 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch pans.
  2. Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt.
  3. Add oil, buttermilk, eggs. Beat .
  4. Stir in hot coffee (batter will be thin).
  5. Divide between pans. Bake .
  6. Cool , turn out onto racks.
  7. Frosting: Beat butter until fluffy. Add sugar, cocoa, cream, vanilla.
  8. Frost cooled layers.

Notes

  • Hot coffee intensifies chocolate flavor.
  • Batter is very thin - that's correct.

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