The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

5/7/24, 11:07 PM The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe - Sugar Spun Run
The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is the BEST chocolate cake recipe! Fudgy, chocolatey, moist, and
made completely from scratch! Be sure to check out the VIDEO!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 12 slices
Calories 755kcal
Author Sam Merritt
Equipment
2 8" cake pans
Mixing bowls
Kitchen Scale recommended
Ingredients
1 ⅔ cup (208 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (200 g) light brown sugar firmly packed
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
¾ cup (75 g) natural cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter melted
½ cup (118 ml) neutral cooking oil (use avocado, canola, or vegetable oil)
2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (236 ml) buttermilk
½ cup (118 ml) hot coffee or hot water
1 batch chocolate frosting see note
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare two 8" round cake pans by lining the bottoms with
parchment paper and lightly greasing and flouring the sides. Set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) stir
together flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar,
¾ cup natural cocoa powder, 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt
3. Add melted butter and oil, stir well. Batter may be thick, this is fine, just stir until all of the dry
ingredients are moistened.
½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup neutral cooking oil
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4. Add eggs, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir until well combined. Pause occasionally to
scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
2 large eggs + 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5. Gradually add buttermilk and stir well.

1 cup buttermilk
6. Add hot coffee or water, stirring carefully until ingredients are well-combined (be sure to
scrape sides and bottom of bowl to ensure batter is uniform).
½ cup hot coffee or hot water
7. Evenly divide batter between prepared pans. Transfer to center rack of 350F (175C) and bake
for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with moist
crumbs.
8. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before inverting onto cooling rack to cool completely before
frosting with your favorite frosting (I recommend the one linked in the recipe above, or one of
my favorites linked in the notes below!).
1 batch chocolate frosting
Notes
Frosting
In the video I used my favorite chocolate frosting (linked in the recipe card) but for the photos in
this post I used my chocolate fudge frosting (I love both of these options!). Here are some other
frostings that work really well with this cake:
Cream Cheese Frosting

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Peanut Butter Frosting
Coffee Frosting
Storing
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5
days.
Freezing
You can freeze the completely cooled layers by wrapping them very well with plastic wrap and then
freezing.
You can also freeze the fully frosted cake. To do this, place your cake in the freezer for about 10-15
minutes or until the frosting is firm. Remove it, wrap very well with plastic wrap, and freeze for up
to a month.
Different sized pans

Two 9" pans: Cakes will need to bake for less time, start checking at 27-30 minutes. Please keep in
mind that if your pans are dark-colored the cake may need less time to bake.
Three 8" pans: Bake approximately 23-26 minutes.
Three 9" pans. Cake layers will be quite thin. Bake approximately 20-23 minutes.
Cupcakes
You'll get about 24 cupcakes, evenly divide into two lined 12-count cupcake tins and bake for 17-
18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Gluten-free
Readers have commented that they have successfully made this recipe by substituting Bob's Red
Mill 1:1 baking flour for the flour called for in this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 755kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 22g |
Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 433mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 68g |
Vitamin A: 857IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
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Prep Time 20 minutes

5. Gradually add buttermilk and stir well.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Different sized pans

Three 8" pans: Bake approximately 23-26 minutes.

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