BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Crazy for Crust · by Dorothy Kern4.6 (68)

BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING120M COOK
CAL 33%·PRO 16%
CARBS 102G63% OF CAL
7G FIBER77G SUGAR18G OTHER
FAT 28G39% OF CAL
9G SAT19G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A rich and moist chocolate cake from scratch that can be made as layers, a sheet cake, or cupcakes. Deeply chocolatey. A versatile homemade favorite.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 12
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar ((350g))
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((60g))
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((304g))
  • ½ cup vegetable oil ((119 ml))
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup hot water ((237ml))
  • 1 cup buttermilk ((237ml))
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ((5ml))
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((85g))
  • 5 cups powdered sugar ((565g))
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, melted ((227g))
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons milk ((75ml), use regular milk for best results)
PREP
45M
SODIUM
487MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.